Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
Getting the same magnitude of exposure to radiation is not the same as getting the same magnitude of exposure to specific types of radiation. I have always taken exception with this comparison as cosmic rays (the type you get on the plane), background radiation (they type you get in line), and x-rays from the machine are not equivalent types even though they may be of similar magnitudes.
I'll offer a crude analogy. If I stand and take hits from a BB gun to a cumulative total energy of 414 ft-lbf it is not the same as getting hit by one 45 ACP 230 gr. Federal Hyrda-shock with exactly the same energy at 830 ft/s.
It discredits the report that scientists would do this.
Thank you for saying this. I notice this a lot in articles, and it seems like a lot of people dont understand this.
Whenever I see reports that do this it pisses me off. I feel like they are preying upon the people who dont fully understand so they'll agree with whatever point is being made (in this case its that standing in your home or flying in a plane yeilds the same if not worse dose of radiation)
