The single lifetime human dose should be 500 mSv (0.71 uSv/hour) to the maximum of 4000 mSv (5.7 uSv/hour).
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Dose Exposure 0.09 uSv Living within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor for 1 year 0.1 uSv Eating one banana 1 uSv Using cathode ray tube monitor 1 year 5 uSv Dental X Ray 10 uSv Background dose one day 40 uSv fly LA to NYC 0.1 mSv Chest X-ray 7 mSv Chest CT scan 10 mSv Whole body CT scan 12 mSv Coronary CT Angiography 20 mSv Whole body CT Abdomen and Pelvis with and without contrast 25 mSv PET/CT 50 mSv Radiation worker dose one year 0.25 Sv Chernobyl emergency workers 0.5 Sv Hiroshima survivor 8 Sv Lethal dose even with treatment. Vomiting, Mod Headache, High Fever, Cognitive Impairment 20hr - 50-100% death in 7days (10-60min onset for <48hr) 8 to 30 Sv Severe Vomiting, Severe Headache, Severe Fever, Incapacitated - 100% death rate (>10 min onset for <48hr)
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