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Body Composition Laboratory

U.S. Population Dose Breakdown

The chart below represents the dose equivalent for the entire U.S. population, and compares the dose from natural background to other sources. Doses from medical procedures account for a significant portion of the total dose received.

Man-made radiation sources

 

Source: NCRP Report No. 160 (2009)
www.NCRPpublications.org

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