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Living near a nuclear power station = less than 0.01 mSv/year^[1]

Chest x-ray = 0.04 mSv^[1]

Cosmic radiation (from sky) at sea level = 0.24 mSv/year^[1]

Terrestrial radiation (from ground) = 0.28 mSv/year^[1]

Mammogram = 0.30 mSv^[1]

Natural radiation in the human body = 0.40 mSv/year^[1]

Brain CT scan = 0.8–5 mSv^[2]

Typical individual's natural background radiation: 2 mSv/year; 1.5 mSv/year for Australians, 3 mSv/year for Americans^[3]

Radon in the average US home = 2 mSv/year^[1]

Chest CT scan = 6–18 mSv^[2]

Average American's total radiation exposure: 6.2 mSv/year^[4]

New York-Tokyo flights for airline crew: 9mSv/year ^[3]

Smoking 1.5 packs/day = 13 mSv/year^[5]

Gastrointestinal series X-ray investigation = 14 mSv^[1]

Current average limit for nuclear workers: 20 mSv/year^[3]

Background radiation in parts of Iran, India and Europe: 50 mSv/year^[3]

Lowest clearly carcinogenic level: 100 mSv/year^[3]

Criterion for relocation after Chernobyl disaster: 350 mSv/lifetime^[3]

Highest recorded radiation outside Fukushima I Nuclear facility: 400 mSv per hour.

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