Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Science:Life Sciences
How much radiation does an x-ray expose you to?
2009-11-30
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This week's question is all about the cell-zapping power of radiation. Just how much does a standard medical scan expose you to? How does that compare to the levels radiation workers are limited to receiving? Plus, we ask how seedless fruits manage to reproduce.
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