Radiation concerns and 2% Thoriated Tungsten

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Thanks to Wildcat, here is a chart that shows the radiation levels and it's estimated effect on lifespan.As Taken from Wildcat's original post:Thoriated tungsten measurement is in microrads. So to Clarify smoking =8000 miliradsThoriated tungsen =1600microradsHere are a few stats to compare it to8000 milirads = 8 rads1600 microrads = .0016 rads1 rad = 1 remComparative risk exposure estimated days of life lost20% overweight 985 daysAverage alcohol consumption 130 daysOccupational radiation [email protected] rem/year 32 days0.5 rem/year 3 days0.0016/year 6.912 minutesTherefore if you worked with Thoriated Tungsten for 45 years 5 days a week, 8 hours a day you would loose 5.18 hrs off your life.This is assuming all appropriate precations are taken.Reference for the data here (accept Thoriated Tungsten, I had to calculate the dose rate myself)is THE LOS ALAMOS RADIATION MONITORING NOTEBOOKLast edited by ZTFab; 07-31-2007 at 08:25 PM.http://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories