Low-dose Radiation Effect Estimator
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According to the linear no-threshold hypothesis, you can get that dose rate for:
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before increasing your lifetime risk of getting cancer by 1% (from 42% to 43%).That is about:
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the normal annual dose rate US citizens get from natural background radiation and medical treatments averaged over 1 year.More info
BEIR VII says that if you get 100 mSv in one acute dose of radiation, you have an additional 1 chance in 100 of getting cancer in your life, compared to a normal lifetime risk of 42 in 100. In other words, it increases your chances of cancer from 42% to 43%.
