Radioactivity
Exposure in the UK
In the United Kingdom the National Radiological Protection Board deals with the protection of health from radioactive materials.
The health effect of exposure to radioactivity depends on the dose received.
The average radiation exposure in the UK in 1999 was 2.6 mSv per year.
The average radiation exposure to a citizen of the United Kingdom is shown in below.
This shows that it is not only the by-products of modern society which causes the problem. The world is radioactive as well and we also receive a good deal of dose from cosmic rays coming in from space.
Source: Galson Sciences Limited
