Subsequent Bio Effects
This Radiation EqD causes: blood changes
.25 Sv
This type of radiation are of extraterrestrial origin
Cosmic
Ionic or nonionic: Visible light
Nonionic
High or Low Frequency: Gamma Rays
high frequency
absorbed dose is measured in units of
Gy
This Radiation EqD causes: Nausea & Diarrhea
1.5 Sv
This type of radiation is found in the crust of the earth
Terrestial
Ionic or nonionic: Gamma Rays
Ionic
high or low frequency: radio waves
low
annual dose humans receive from natural background radiation
3.1 Sv
This Radiation EqD causes: Erythema
2.0 Sv
airport surveillance scanning systems are this type of radiation
human-made/ artificial
Ionic or nonionic: infrared rays
non ionic
High or Low Frequency: Ultraviolet rays
high frequency
Annual dose humans receive from human made radiation
0.1 mSv
This Radiation EqD causes: temporary sterility (if to gonads)
2.5 Sv
The amount of energy per unit mass that has been absorbed in a material due to its interaction with ionizing radiation
Absorbed dose
Ionic or nonionic: UV rays above 10 eV
ionic
waves with a shorter wavelength
high frequency
How does radiation cause cellular damage?
When there are destructive radiation interactions happening on an atomic level
This Radiation EqD causes: DEATH
6.0 Sv
This dose is intended to be the BEST estimate of overall harm that may be produced by a given absorbed dose of radiation in human tissue
Effective Dose
Ionic or nonionic:microwaves
nonionic
waves with low energy
low frequency
the most moderate intensity of cosmic radiation occurs at