Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty?

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Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty?

01-18-2015, 01:44 PM

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RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty?

(01-18-2015 11:19 AM)jebem Wrote: Considering the current safety standards, what would be the risk level for someone using that watch for a full year, accepting the monitored value of 39uSv/h?

XKCD: Radiation Dose Chart

That would be about 340 mSv per year. Compare this to:

Quote:Maximum yearly dose permitted for US radiation workers (50 mSv).

Be careful!
Thomas

PS: Cool project!

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Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-18-2015, 11:19 AM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Thomas Klemm - 01-18-2015 01:44 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - rprosperi - 01-18-2015, 02:16 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - walter b - 01-18-2015, 02:28 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Bill (Smithville NJ) - 01-18-2015, 02:06 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Paul Berger (Canada) - 01-18-2015, 03:15 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Katie Wasserman - 01-18-2015, 05:40 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-18-2015, 11:31 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Manolo Sobrino - 01-19-2015, 03:21 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-19-2015, 07:22 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Katie Wasserman - 01-19-2015, 09:06 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-21-2015, 09:02 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - walter b - 01-21-2015, 09:43 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Manolo Sobrino - 01-21-2015, 11:29 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Katie Wasserman - 01-22-2015, 04:45 AM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-23-2015, 07:52 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Katie Wasserman - 01-23-2015, 08:09 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - John Galt - 01-20-2015, 07:09 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Marcus von Cube - 01-20-2015, 09:43 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - everettr - 01-20-2015, 10:30 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - jebem - 01-21-2015, 02:02 PM

RE: Vintage radioactive wrist watches - Is Radium really nasty? - Thomas Radtke - 01-23-2015, 05:24 PM

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