What is the Banana Equivalent Dose of radioactivity?

Answer 1

• A banana equivalent dose (abbreviated BED) is a unit of radiation exposure, defined as the additional dose a person will absorb from eating one banana.
• The concept is based on a value of 9.82×10−8 Sieverts or about 0.1 μSv for a 150 gram banana
• It is important to notice that the dose collected by one staying on the nuclear power plant fence 24 hours a day 365 days a year eating, breathing, drinking at the same point receives an annual dose equivalent to two fingers of banana each of weight 150 grams (that is 0.2 μSv).