Dose Correlation

[james kane <jkane@siumed.edu>]

In an older issue of RSO magazine, I found an article describing ways in
which to present and increase the public's understanding of radiation
topics. The author mentions a comparison to 5 rems of whole body dose as
equivalent to the amount of energy required to light a 4 watt night light
for 1 second.

I find this an interesting analogy, but in what way might this be verified?
 



James Kane
Office of Radiological Control
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
jkane@siumed.edu


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