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Probably a little too early to tell. what we can say is there is some radiation assessment currently being done in japan. youve got tests being done all around japan. they got levels back from tokyo saying yesterday the levels were 20 times normal. still very low but 20 times higher than what youd normally expect. you need to know the total dose of the individual to assess properly. this is one of the reasons that people are wearing this. you may have seen this already. a pocket dosimeter. somet...

>> and were also hearing a lot about this word. have you heard people talk about millisieverts, the unit of measure used to gauge radiation exposure. the average person is exposed to 3 millisieverts a year due to sources in the environment which isnt too dangerous but our chief medical correspondent actu dr. sgaupta actually spoke with anderson cooper. >> people in these areas are trying to measure radiation doses trying -- >> youve got one of these things. >> yeah. >> its a pocket dosimeter, an...