Radiation Dose Chart
The average [radiation] dose per person from all sources is about 620 mrems per year . It is not, however, uncommon for any of us to receive less or more than that in a given year (largely due to medical procedures we may undergo). International Standards allow exposure to as much as 5,000 mrems a year for those who work with and around radioactive material. X-Ray dose: mrem Mammogram: 42 Skull: 10 Chest: 10 Cervical Spine (neck): 20 Lumbar Spine: 600 Abdomen (kidney/bladder): 700 Pelvis: 60 Hip: 70 Dental Bitewing/Image: 0.5 Extremity (hand/foot): 0.5 CT Scan dose: mrem Head: 200 Chest: 700 Angiography (heart): 2000 Angiography (head): 500 Abdomen/Pelvis: 1000 Extremity: 10 Spine: 1000 Whole Body: 1000 You can calculate your annual (including background radiation) exposure at http://www.ans.org/pi/resources/dosechart/ The folllowing chart describes acute radiation poisoning. Please note that it describes exposure measured in milliSieverts (mSv), and not millirem (mr...