Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1306: 76

Answer

$E = 1.29 \times 10^{-2} J$

Work Step by Step

To find the energy, we need to first convert the dose into $Gy$ which is equivalent to $J/Kg$ $Dose = \frac{D}{RBE}$ $Dose = \frac{250 \times 10^{-6}}{0.85}$ $Dose = 2.94 \times 10^{-4} Gy$ Total energy received $E = D \times RBE$ $ E = ( 2.94 \times 10^{-4} J/kg) (44kg) $ $E = 1.29 \times 10^{-2} J$
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