Dear Steve Willner:

"Steve Willner" wrote in message
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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?

An inconsequential amount of shielding from the magnetic field, as only
light charged particles with low energies will be directed elsewhere. They
have a little "hut" to hide in as the worst stuff hits. I'm sure the
shielding values are available on the 'net. Bet it would be really crowded
with a full complement...

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.)

Depends on what the 50-100 MeV is from. 50-100 MeV is sufficient to make
stable nucleii radioactive, delivered in a single package (like gamma).

David A. Smith