Radiation Dosage Chart

This is a chart of the ionizing radiation dose a person can absorb from various sources. The unit absorbed dose is “sievert” (Sv) and measures the effect a dose of radiation will have on the cells of the body. One sievert (all at once) will make you sick and too many will kill you, but we safely absorb small amounts of natural radiation daily.
Note: The same number of sieverts absorbed in a shorter time will generally cause more damage, but your cumulative long-term dose plays a big role in things like cancer risk.

This is taken from XKCD‘s chart, but informationisbeautiful puts it in a more aesthetic and clear info graphic. Click on image to enlarge.

3 Responses to “Radiation Dosage Chart”

1. Ana says:

   30/03/2011 at 14:13

   ir is highly possible that everyone we know, including us, will die of some kind of cancer so, live ur lives!

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2. Petronela Davidoiu says:

   02/04/2011 at 17:17

   I didn’t know that a banana can have even a minimal impact on the radion of our bodies. Good to know.

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3. Cristina says:

   05/04/2011 at 13:21

   A banana? But an apple has’t a good impact on the radion of our bodies?

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