9. A 80-kg man is exposed to a beam of alpha particles, each of which imparts an energy of 100 MeV to his body. If he absorbs a total of 5 x 10¹4 alpha particles, what is his biologically equivalent dose in milliSieverts? [RBE for alpha particles = 20] mSv

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9. A 80-kg man is exposed to a beam of alpha particles, each of which imparts an
energy of 100 MeV to his body. If he absorbs a total of 5 x 10¹4 alpha particles, what
is his biologically equivalent dose in milliSieverts? [RBE for alpha particles = 20]
mSv
Transcribed Image Text:9. A 80-kg man is exposed to a beam of alpha particles, each of which imparts an energy of 100 MeV to his body. If he absorbs a total of 5 x 10¹4 alpha particles, what is his biologically equivalent dose in milliSieverts? [RBE for alpha particles = 20] mSv
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