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Chapter 43, Problem 43.34

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A person exposed to fast neutrons receives a radiation dose of 300 rem on part of his hand, affecting 25 g of tissue. The RBE of these neutrons is 10. (a) How many rad did he receive? (b) How many joules of energy did he receive? (c) Suppose the person received the same rad dosage, but from beta rays with an RBE of 1.0 instead of neutrons. How many rem would he have received?

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