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Radiation Dose Calculations Explained

The document calculates the absorbed dose and equivalent dose from a radioactive source decaying at a rate of 9.6 x 10^6 decays per second. It finds that: 1) The energy delivered per second is 9.62 x 10^-7 J/s. 2) The absorbed dose is 1.9 x 10^-4 rad. 3) The equivalent dose is 1.3 x 10^-4 rem. 4) It would take 17 days for the equivalent dose to reach 200 rem.

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Radiation Dose Calculations Explained

The document calculates the absorbed dose and equivalent dose from a radioactive source decaying at a rate of 9.6 x 10^6 decays per second. It finds that: 1) The energy delivered per second is 9.62 x 10^-7 J/s. 2) The absorbed dose is 1.9 x 10^-4 rad. 3) The equivalent dose is 1.3 x 10^-4 rem. 4) It would take 17 days for the equivalent dose to reach 200 rem.

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dN 4

43.65: a) dt  2.6  10 Ci(3.70  10 decays s  Ci)  9.6  10 decays s so in one


10 6

second there is an energy delivered of


1  dN  1 1 19
E    t  Eγ  (9.6  10 s )(1.00 s)(1.25  10 eV)(1.60  10
6 6
J eV)
2  dt  2
 9.62  10 7 J s.
E 9.6  10 7 J s
b) Absorbed dose  
m 0.500 kg
 rad 
 1.9  10 6 J kg  s
100 J kg  s 
4
  1.9  10 rad.
 
c) Equivalent dose  0.7(1.9  10 4 )rad  1.3  10 4 rem.
200 rem
d)  1.3  10  4 rem s  1.5  10 s  17 days.
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