Radiation Exposure in Daily Life
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March 15th, 2011 posted by MEXT (PDF)
** Translation by volunteer students of KEIO University.**
Sv (sievert) = constant of biological effects of radiation* x Gy (Gray)
(*) X-Ray, γ-Ray = 1
250,000 µSv/year
Maximum permitted for staff working in emergency cases (new guideline)
100,000 µSv/year
Maximum permitted for staff working in emergency cases
50,000 µSv/year
Maximum permitted for Radiation workers and management workers (Policeman and Firemen)
10,000 µSv/year
Guarapari Beach, Brazil
6,900 µSv/tomography
Chest X-Ray computed tomography (ont time)
2,400 µSv/year
Natural Radiation per person/year (World Average)
Space 0.39
Food 0.29
Earth 0.48
Radon (in air) 1.26
1,000 µSv/year
Regular public space (except medical area)
600 µSv/radiograph
Abdominal X-Ray for health checkup (one time)
400 µSv/year
Domestic Natural Radiation variation (Gifu - Kanagawa)
200 µSv/roundtrip
Tokyo - New York Flight (radiation varies depending on the flight attitude)
50 µSv/radiograph
Chest X-Ray for health checkup (one time)
50 µSv/year
Nuclear Power Plant area (Light Water Reactor) (estimated value)
22 µSv/year
Evaluation of radioactive emission from nuclear reprocessing plant
10 µSv/year
Clearance Level (estimated value)