Average Exposure to Radiation from Common Sources Source Dose (mrem/year) Naturally Occurring Radiation Cosmic rays 27 Terrestrial radiation (rocks, buildings) 28 Inside human body (K-40 and Ra-266 in the bones) 39 Radon in the air 200 Total 294 Artificial Radiation Medical Xrays 39 Nuclear medicine 14 Consumer products 10 Nuclear power plants 0.5 All others 1.5 Total 65.0 Grand total 359 Use the data on the table to calculate the percentage of total annual radiation from naturally occuring sources that the average person receives from sources inside the human body (K-40 and Ra-266 in bones). percent
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