millisievert

A thousandth of a sievert, which has no detectable effect on health, is called a millisievert.

In Japan, Let's Stop Sweating The Small (Nuclear) Stuff 2011

A thousandth of a sievert, which has no detectable effect on health, is called a millisievert.

Forbes.com: News Patrick Michaels 2011

A millisievert is one of several ways to measure the dose of radiation.

Shannon Brownlee: Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan Shannon Brownlee 2011

At one spot, radioactivity was high enough that someone who stood there 24 hours a day would be exposed to an accumulated radiation of 160 millisieverts in a year—well above the 100 millisievert danger level.

Murky Science Clouded Japan Nuclear Response Yuka Hayashi 2011

Tepco has said the level stands at just 0.4 millisievert per year along the boundary of the plant compound, well below the normal limit of one millisievert for ordinary citizens.

Tokyo Says Evacuations Near Plant to Be Extended Mitsuru Obe 2011

A millisievert is one of several ways to measure the dose of radiation.

Shannon Brownlee: Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan Shannon Brownlee 2011

"The real problem was the 50 millisievert rule," he says.

Murky Science Clouded Japan Nuclear Response Yuka Hayashi 2011

The water found in the trench at the No. 1 unit was determined to have a radioactivity level of 0.4 millisievert per hour, a small fraction of that at No.

At Plant, Toxic Pools Threaten to Spill Andrew Morse 2011

Even if fish caught just outside the 0.6-mile radius of the plant are consumed every day for a year, the amount of radiation will total only 0.6 millisievert per year, a quarter of the amount humans usually receive naturally, it said.

Japan Utility Dumps Radioactive Water Mitsuru Obe 2011

A millisievert is one of several ways to measure the dose of radiation.

Shannon Brownlee: Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan Shannon Brownlee 2011