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Annual Radiation Dose Calculator

Estimate your annual radiation dose!

Complete the form and hit the "Calculate" button to estimate your annual dose due to background radiation. Hit the "Reset" button to clear your entries. Note that the frame sizes can be modified if you find that some portions are difficult to read.

This calculator is intended for informational purposes only.

Check whichever apply:

I have porcelain crowns or false teeth. (0.07 mrem)
I use gas lantern mantles when I go camping. (0.003 mrem)
I wear a luminous LCD watch. (0.06 mrem)
I go through the X-ray bag check machines at the airport. (0.002 mrem)
I watch TV. (1 mrem)
I use a computer monitor or similar video terminal. (1 mrem)
I have a smoke detector. (0.008 mrem)
I wear a plutonium-powered pacemaker. (100 mrem)
I usually share a bed with someone. (1 mrem)
I live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor (pressurized water reactor). (0.009 mrem)
I live within 50 miles of a coal-fired power plant. (0.03 mrem)

I have had the following medical procedures in the past year:

Diagnostic X-rays (e.g., upper and lower G.I., chest) (16 mrem)
Dental X-rays (2 mrem)
Nuclear medicine procedure (e.g., thyroid scan) (100 mrem)

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