banana equivalent dose

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

banana equivalent dose (plural banana equivalent doses)

  1. (biology) The radiation dose equivalent of consuming an average banana, equal to 0.01 mrem or 0.1 μSv.

Usage notes

[edit]

A radiation exposure of 1000 BED raises a person's chance of death by one micromort. Bananas are slightly radioactive, due to being high in potassium, some of which is potassium-40.

Synonyms

[edit]
  • BED (abbreviation)

See also

[edit]