Thank you. I just hope that people understand that I'm not saying that a dirty bomb is not a danger, but just to keep it in perspective and in relation to your situation.

I was just reading from the IAEA report I mentioned. It says that on average, residents living in areas of "strict radiological control" close to Chernobyl received about 50 mSv or more in total over 20 years. (Of course, emergency workers had far higher exposures) So that's well below your annual limit of 200 mSv. In spite of this nuclear disaster that released a tremendous amount of radiation and radioactive material into the environment, the actual radiation dose over 20 years, even living near the reactor, was very minimal. Now, compare Chernobyl to the radioactive potential inside a "suitcase" dirty bomb. Danger certainly exists for emergency workers responding to a dirty bomb, but the risk for someone like me, not affected by the initial explosive blast? Like I said, the danger is more psychological than physical.