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Old November 13th 03, 08:35 PM
Steve Willner
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Default How Much of a Radiation Dose Did the ISS Crew Just Receive??

In article PBArb.23782$PD2.12248@fed1read05,
\(formerly\)" dlzc1.cox@net writes:
Probably as high as living in Bangladesh. A notoriously high background
radiation. Maybe even as high as a dental x-ray.


What shielding are you assuming from the Earth's magnetic field and
from the ISS structure? The unshielded dose looks quite a bit larger
than a dental X-ray, though nowhere near fatal levels. (Also, last
time I had a dental X-ray, the technician put a lead sheet over me to
avoid giving me a whole body dose. I wouldn't expect a lot of lead
sheets on ISS, nor would they do much good at 50-100 MeV.)

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