Radiation Exposure Effects

Exposure (rem)	Exposure (mSv)	Health Effects
0.001	0.01	Dental x-ray
0.01	0.1	Chest x-ray
0.04	0.4	Mammogram
<1	<10	Whole body doses to most Fukushima & surrounding area residents
1	10	Full-body CT scan
1.2	12	Average effective dose for Japanese workers over 19 months
5 to 10	50 to 100	Changes in blood chemistry
10	100	Recommended limit for radiation workers every 5 years
35	350	Exposure of Chernobyl resident who were relocated
40	400	Maximum radiation levels/hour recorded at Fukushima March 14, 2011
50	500	Nausea; increased risk of cancers
55	550	Fatigue
70	700	Vomiting within hours of exposure
75	750	Hair loss after 2 weeks
90	900	Diarrhea
100	1,000	Can cause radiation sickness & nausea but not death
200 to 300	2,000 to 3,000	Highest Japanese workers exposure doses
500	5,000	Single dose that could kill half of those exposed
600	6,000	Typical dose recorded in Chernobyl workers who died within a month
1,000	10,000	Internal bleeding & death within 2 weeks