Re: estimates of human-human irradiations

[james.m@atomcon.gc.ca]

    I once (1972) heard Dr, Teller say that he had calculated that the amount 
    of radiation dose one receives by sleeping with another person is < 5 
    mrem; but sleeping with two other persons would result in a dose > 5 mrem 
    and therefore would be above a proposed "alara" value.


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Subject: estimates of human-human irradiations 
Author:  <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu> at INTERNET
Date:    1999-12-07 10:39 PM


Hi
    
I don't want to start an instoppable thread-- but has anybody 
computed how much irradiation we get from standing by others, due to 
our natural concentrations of radionuclides?  Any other similar 
comparisons?
    
Kim Kearfott
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