1. Is it in how we measure radiation levels?
    R Wilson R Wilson United Kingdom says:
    June 25, 2016 at 3:53 AM

    If you consider radiation amounts per minute and calculate the dose/minute of a scan versus the dose/minute from a typical geographic area, based on 3mSv/year then we find the percentage increase during a scan when compared to the daily amount, say per minute, is staggering.  Is this a reasonable scientific basis for a comparison? for example we say 3mSv/year on average and then 6mSv in about 15 minutes for a pelvic scan.

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