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Q: How much natural radiation is the average person exposed to in a year?
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How much radiation is an average person in the USA exposed to each year?

According to NCRP Report #93, "Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States" (1987) the average exposure is about 295 mRem of Natural Background Radiation and about 63 mRem from Manmade Radiation (medical + consumer products) . Most (about 67%) of the natural background radiation is from inhaling Radon gas.


A person exposed to radiation has no chance of survival. true or false?

False. We are often exposed to low dose radiation.


Is radiation pneumonitis able to be passed to others?

Radiation pneumonitis is in relation to being exposed to radiation, therefore the only way another person could get this inflammation of the lungs is by having their person exposed to radiation as well.


Is a person who has been exposed to external radiation by definition radioactive?

No.


A person exposed to radiation has no chance of survival?

false because sunlight has radiation and all living things like humans has radiation


Is it possible for a normal person to get cancer?

You don't need to be exposed to radiation, if that's what you mean.


A person exposed to radiation has no chance for survival?

Think about that next time you go to turn on a light.


What is a dosimeter?

A dosimeter is an instrument that measures the amount of hazardous material to which something or someone has been cumulatively exposed. The most common is the radiation dosimeter, which measures a person's or object's exposure to radiation.


Is true that if a person is exposed to radiation he has no chance of survival?

No. It depends on the amount of radiation, and it has to be ionizing radiation, which means ultraviolet or shorter waves. Alternatively, non-ionizing radiation can kill by heating the tissues if the energy intensity is high enough.


What is the negative of radio wave?

Negative of the radio are the radiation effects that affect of radiation Two ways in which radiation can hurt people are radiation poisoning and cancer from radiation. Radiation poisoning occurs when a person is exposed to large amounts of radiation. to get an idea of how much 300 rem is, it might help to know that we are exposed to about 0.2 rem each year just by living our normal lives. A person who received 300 rem, A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays,( roentgen -a unit measuring a radiation dose) if untreated, will probably die soon after of radiation poisoning.


WHAT DOES The amount of radiation that an individual absorbs depends on?

Time exposed to a radioactive source and the Distance a person is from a radioactive source and Type and amount of shielding between a person and a radioactive source.


How many advertisements is the average person exposed to in a 24-hour period?

A regular viewer is exposed to approximately 32 fresh ads in 24 hrs.