Xkcd Nuclear Radiation

The sievert unit quantifies the degree to which each type gamma rays alpha particles etc affects the body.

Nuclear waste underground disposal. Mri uses rf energy about 128 mhz or roughly 10x less powerful per photon than the cell phone i mention above. You can learn more from my sources list. If youre not a physics person it might not sound odd to you so heres a little context for why its such a surprising idea.

This means youre free to copy and share these comics but not to sell them. Neutrinos are ghostly particles that barely. Ellen and i made our radiation chart in the early days of the fukushima disaster.

If youre looking for expert updates on the nuclear situation try the mit nse hub. While the amount of non ionizing radiation is extremely low for town users the amount of radiation created for rural users is much higher and has been linked to brain tumours specifically on the side of the head the cellphone is used on ie. The phrase lethal dose of neutrino radiation is a weird one.

Severe radiation poisoning in some cases fatal 2000 msv 2 sv 400 red squares. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial 25 license. The most highly radioactive fuel rods are those recently removed from a reactor.

I intended it to provide context for radiation exposure levels reported in the media. Ellens page on radiation is here. Usually fatal radiation poisoning.

Based on the activity levels provided by ontario hydro in this report this would be the region of danger for fresh fuel rods. But our main goal was to give. Dose causing symptoms of radiation poisoning if received in a short time 400 msv but it varies 200 red squares.

I waive all copyright to this chart and place it in the public domain so you are free to reuse it anywhere with no permission necessary. Survival occassionally possible with prompt treatment 4 sv. Note that there are different types of ionizing radiation.

Therefore mri also gives you 0 usv. However keep in mind that i am not a radiation expert and this chart is intended for general public informational use only. Atdeb cee you mentioned radiation from nuclear imaging studies.

Atpsolar im sure randall appreciates some fact checking. Dominant hand in a swedish study. The end of the pole near the moon would be pulled toward the moon by the moons gravity and the rest of it would be pulled back.

In real life we cant put a metal pole between the earth and the moon1for one someone at nasa would probably yell at us. First lets get a few things out of the way. I assume you mean nuclear magnetic resonance imaging or mri.

The other thing wrong with the chart is the assertion of non ionizing radiation for cellphones.