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Background radiation Defined
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"Includes both natural and man-made radiation in the human environment. Includes cosmic rays and radiation from the naturally radioactive elements that occur both outside and inside the bodies of humans and animals. For persons living in the United States, the individual dose from background radiation ranges from about 80 to 200 millirems per year."
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