Why Calculating the Radiation Dose Limit is Important

Written by docteam Thursday, 18 August 2011 12:46

When human body affected by radiation, this may lead to the most fatal condition and it even brings death to human. Many people are aware that radiation is produced by the reaction of nuclear. The truth is, we can get radiated from surround us and this natural radiation called background cosmos.

Your environment is not the only source of radiation as any medical action like CT Scan, Rontgen, etc may bring radiation to your body. Therefore, it is best for you to know in what level human body can accept this radiation and what level of radiation can endanger human body.

According to International Atomic Energy Agency, there is exact stipulation about the limit of radiation doses human body can take in a year. For instance, Japan has 10 miliSievert (mSv) of radiation doses limit in a year, whereas Indonesia states that there is 1 mSv of radiation doses limit in a year.
People who are working in area where radiation presents has 20 mSv radiation doses limit in five year but they are not allowed to have more than 50 mSv limit in a year. It means, the radiation doses limit in Indonesia is quite tight compared to Japan.

As you know that Japan has made use the nuclear technology for a very long time and the earthquake disaster few months ago brought about great damage to its nuclear technology center. If you are in Japan right now, you can calculate the radiation doses you have recently. For example, in March 2011 in Miyagi, the radiation level reached 0,18mSv. It means, you are allowed to extend your stay in japan only for 2,600 days ahead and you should leave after that or your body will be over-radiated.

By issuing the exact determination of radiation doses limit, it is expected that people will be more aware of their health and get more information about nuclear radiation, especially those who are living in the radiation area. If you are working or living in a place which is potential of being captured by nuclear radiation, it is a must for you to calculate the doses of radiation.

Commonly, there are symptoms appear when someone accepts the massive dose of radiation. The symptoms that occur are observable, such as headache, queasy, fever, and diarrhea. If these there are no further medical treatment after the symptoms present, this can bring death to the sufferer.