<p dir="ltr">On Oct 11, 2016 12:42 PM, "BillK" <<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">pharos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Radiation damage is always measured by total dosage. The rate of<br>
> dosage doesn't matter. e.g. Staff working in nuclear power, medical<br>
> labs, astronauts, etc.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/info.html">http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/info.html</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">The regulations measure dose per year. Rate matters. (Granted, there are lifetime limits too...which would have to be recalibrated if multi-century lifetimes became common, but serve for modern humans who, even in the extreme cases such as hazmat workers, will likely only receive strong exposure for a few decades.)</p>