Solved: (II) A cancer patient is undergoing radiation
Chapter 31, Problem 43P(choose chapter or problem)
\text { (II) }\) A cancer patient is undergoing radiation therapy in which protons with an energy of \(1.2 \mathrm{MeV}\) are incident on a \(0.20-\mathrm{kg}\) tumor.
(a) If the patient receives an effective dose of \(1.0 \mathrm{rem}\), what is the absorbed dose?
(b) How many protons are absorbed by the tumor? Assume \(R B E \approx 1\)
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(II)
1.2 MeV
0.20-kg
1.0 rem
R B E \approx 1
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