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Is Radiation Dangerous - Coggle Diagram
Is Radiation Dangerous
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Conclusion
Getting home tested for radon, wearing sunscreen, etc. help reduce the associated health risks
Marie Curie (early radiation pioneer): "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
Most radiation we're exposed to = non-ionizing, exposures to ionizing remainder = usually low
Quantifying Risks
Acute exposure to one sievert = nausea within hours, four sieverts = fatal
Average person receives 6.2 millisieverts of radiation from all sources annually, around a third due to radon
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1200 dental X-rays / around 170 bananas per day (if can absorb all its radiation) to hit your annual dosage
Body repairs damage from small amounts ionizing radiation, can't = results of damage implicit for ≥ decade