I read that the average IC physician in the US gets almost three times the annual radiation dose compared to the average power plant worker.
Would you suggest anyone to reconsider his application into the field stricly based on the occupational hazard?
Are you not concered about the accumulative damage that is infliced upon you when you do your daily job?
If god fobid you would be diagnosed in the future with a brain tumor.. would you still say in was worth it all along - the fascinating work, doing smth meaningful for the patients, saving lives etc?