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OCR: o the The absorbed radiation dose equivalen ne order as patients from diagnostic tests is of the sa (0.75rem). from X-ray studies; usually up to 7.5mS lation dose One sievert (Sv) equals one hundred rac adiation equivalents (rem). Natural background , etc. is, in from cosmic rays, body potassium, rador mwall, London, about 2mSv (0.2rem) and in Co s give 8mSv (0.8rem) annually. Thus, these tes national activities that are considered by the Inte of Committee of Radiation Protection to be up to negligible risk to members of the public iation (up 5mSv) and to workers using ionising ra to 15mSv).