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Ionising Radiation Exposue of the UK Population 2005 Review New medical diagnostic techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scans have contributed to a small increase in the average annual exposure to radiation, the Board of the Health Protection Agency learned at its open meeting in Edinburgh on 24 May.
According to a report published by the Agency’s Radiation Protection Division (formerly NRPB) at Chilton, the average annual dose of ionising radiation exposure is now 2.
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