Answer
500 rad, 2000 rem, 5.0 J/kg.
Work Step by Step
$5.0Gy\frac{rad}{0.010Gy}=500rad$.
The RBE for x-rays is 1.0, so by equation 43.21, the equivalent dose in rem is $RBE \times 500rad=2000rem$.
5.0 J/kg. A Gy is a J/kg.
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
by Young, Hugh D.; Freedman, Roger A.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321973615
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-361-0
Chapter 43 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Exercises - Page 1476: 43.33
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