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Survey of Radioactive Items in the Home

Elizabeth E. Kritzberger and Liliana Navarrete
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2017, 45 (4) 253-258; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.196451
Elizabeth E. Kritzberger
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
CNMT, NMTCB(CT)
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    Average Yearly Exposure to Radiation According to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (11)

    SourceExposure
    Natural background310 mrem
    Manmade sources310 mrem
    Head scan (CT)*200 mrem
    Chest x-ray*10 mrem
    Dental x-ray*1.5 mrem
    • ↵* Single exposure.

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    GM Readings at Surface of Fiestaware Samples

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    BackgroundBackground6.65 mR/h8.50 mR/h0.10 mR/hBackground
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    SAM-940 Detector Readings at Surface of Polished and Unpolished Sides of Granite Samples

    Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3Sample 4
    PolishedUnpolishedPolishedUnpolishedPolishedUnpolishedPolishedUnpolished
    228.5 cps228.9 cps284.7 cps287.9 cpsBackground246.3 cpsBackgroundBackground
    • Five-minute background = 172.5 cps.

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