Alternative dose comparisons – may replace items here or be re-designed to develop a scale that does not depend on a logarithmic scale:
0.005 mSv: Dental x-ray
0.01 mSv: 100g of Brazil nuts
0.014 mSv: Chest x-ray
0.08 mSv: Transatlantic flight
0.18 mSv: Nuclear power station worker average annual occupational exposure
1.4 mSv: CT scan of the head
2.7 mSv: UK average annual radiation dose
6.2 mSv: USA average annual radiation dose
6.6 mSv: CT scan of the chest
10 mSv: CT scan of the whole spine
20 mSv: Annual exposure limit for nuclear industry employees
100 mSv: Level at which changes in blood cells can be readily observed
1000 mSv: Acute radiation effects including nausea and a reduction in white blood cell count
5000 mSv: Dose of radiation which would kill about half of those receiving it in a month 1.1.5