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by TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 1350 days ago
A chest X ray doesn't get inhaled, to provide a constant 0.1 mSv internally for the next 15 years or up to 24,000 years.
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> or up to 24,000 years.

On the one hand, it's a lot of radiation, but on the other hand, that's a very long time to live. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

That's smaller than the difference between nearby towns far from nuclear power plants. Its not something even worth the mental space to think about when deciding where to move to.

A very slightly worse school will likely have a much bigger effect on your kids life expectancy.