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Old 27th Jan 2011, 04:08
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james ozzie
 
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Radiation doses

Mrs JO is in medical imaging and is told to brief patients: "This mammogram X-ray exposes you to no more radiation than a long haul flight".

She asks is this true? (obviously, in general terms only; and yes, the radiations are different in source and frequency but are both ionising)

And the question arises: "What is the current view on hazards of aggregate radiation exposure for long haul crews?" (or pax, for that matter)

(My perfunctory search did not bring much up but maybe wrong words used)
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