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Radiation Dose Chart

A chart of the ionizing radiation dose that a person can absorb from various sources. The unit for an absorbed dose is “sievert” and one unit will make you sick…a couple more probably will kill you.

Important caution: do not let your mother see this chart.

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Source: http://xkcd.com/radiation/

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