Concepts of Risk
Loss of Life Expectancy
The following table indicates the number of days of life expectancy which may be lost from the described sources / activities. It indicates the relative hazard of working with radiation, and of receiving a single exposure from (say) a medical x-ray examination:
Exposure to 1mSv per year for life |
10 days |
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Exposure to 10mSv per year from 18-65 years old |
50 days |
Cigarette smoking (male) |
2250 days |
Being 30 % overweight |
1300 days |
Motor vehicle accident |
207 days |
Accidents at work (average) |
74 days |
Natural radiation |
8 days |
Saccharin in diet drinks |
2 days |
Single Exposure to 10mSv (e.g. medical exp.) |
1.5 days |