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Annual Radiation Dose Calculator

Estimate your annual radiation dose
Intended for informational purposes only		Estimated
Dose (mrem)
My elevation in feet:
In the USA, I live closest to:
My house is made of:
In a year, I typically fly in a jet airplane:
I typically smoke cigarettes:
Check all statements that apply to you:
I have porcelain crowns or false teeth.
I use gas lantern mantles when I go camping.
I wear a luminous LCD watch.
I go through an X-ray machine at the airport.
I watch TV.
I use a computer monitor or similar terminal.
I have a smoke detector.
I wear a plutonium-powered pacemaker.
I usually share a bed with someone.
I live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor (pressurized water reactor).
I live within 50 miles of a coal-fired power plant.
I have had the following medical procedures in the past year:
Diagnostic X-rays (e.g., upper and lower G.I., chest)
Dental X-rays (2 mrem)
Nuclear medicine procedure (e.g., CT scan)
Your annual estimated dose due to radiation in your environment:
*The total includes 200 mrem from radon, 40 mrem from naturally occurring internal material such as potassium-40, and 1 mrem from global fallout.		 0 mrem*

About the Calculator

Information for this calculator was taken from the "Personal Radiation Dose Chart," pamphlet published by the American Nuclear Society (ANS), © 1990. Data came from this reference and from the DOE Office of Environmental Management site. In the case of discrepancies between two dose estimates, a reasonable approximation between the values was made.