Radiation Exposure Calculator
Introduction
Simulates exposing a simulated human to a radiation dosage of your choice. Radiation is assumed to be distributed evenly throughout the absorbing tissue.
Although it should be fairly accurate, this calculator is still for non-safety-critical use only.
Calculator
| Total energy of radiation absorbed: |
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Type of radiation (used for relative biological effectiveness estimate in ICRP report 103): |
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Total mass of absorbing tissue: (If you don't otherwise know, use whole body. World avg.: 70 kg (male), 61 kg (female)) |
Results
| Absorbed dose: | |
| Equivalent dose: |
See e.g. XKCD for handy biological effect reference. Some highlights:
| Yearly background dose: | 0.004 Sv |
| Various medical procedures: | 0.000005–0.007 Sv |
| Clear increase in cancer risk (if received over one year): |
0.100 Sv |
| Radiation poisoning (onset) (if received over short time): |
0.400 Sv |
| Radiation poisoning (severe) (if received over short time): |
2.000 Sv |
| Radiation poisoning (usually fatal, even with treatment) (if received over short time): |
4.000 Sv |
