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How long can you be exposed to gamma radiation for
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[QUOTE="Simon Bridge, post: 5458522, member: 367532"] Depends on who "you" are and how strong the source is. The sources you use in lab are usually very weak - unless you swallow them, you won't get more than normal background radiation off them at any reasonable distance. Even if swallowed, there is a bigger choking hazard because of the size of the slug - and some sources are poisonous. 1 Curie is the radiation from 1g of radium ... forms a useful standard since early knowledge of the harm due to exposure came from people working with radium (i.e. in paint used for watch dials). See also: Radiation measures: [URL]http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radrisk.html[/URL] EPA guidelines: [URL]https://www.epa.gov/radiation[/URL] ... the safe levels are usually worked out so that you cannot get a dose high enough to make you sick even after 70 or so years of continuous exposure. There was a scare awhile ago about radium in the drinking water in parts of Texas... which is the last time I looked at it. If you are not in the USA, your government will have similar regulations. [/QUOTE]
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