A14-gramovariantumoristreatedusingasodiumphosphatesolutioninwhich thephosphorusatomsaretheradioactivePhosphorus-32isotopewithahalf-life of14.3daysandwhichdecaysviabetaemission(RBE=1)withanenergyof1.71MeV.Halfofthesodiumphosphatesolutionisabsorbedbythetumoranddeposits 9.0Jofenergyintoit.Theotherhalfofthesolutionisdispersedthroughoutthe patient’stissues,alsodepositing9.0Jofenergyintothe50.0kgofbodytissues. i. Whatisthedose(ingrayandrem)thatthetumorreceives? ii. Whatisthedose(inmilligrayandrem)thattherestofthetissuesreceives
A14-gramovariantumoristreatedusingasodiumphosphatesolutioninwhich thephosphorusatomsaretheradioactivePhosphorus-32isotopewithahalf-life of14.3daysandwhichdecaysviabetaemission(RBE=1)withanenergyof1.71MeV.Halfofthesodiumphosphatesolutionisabsorbedbythetumoranddeposits 9.0Jofenergyintoit.Theotherhalfofthesolutionisdispersedthroughoutthe patient’stissues,alsodepositing9.0Jofenergyintothe50.0kgofbodytissues. i. Whatisthedose(ingrayandrem)thatthetumorreceives? ii. Whatisthedose(inmilligrayandrem)thattherestofthetissuesreceives
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A14-gramovariantumoristreatedusingasodiumphosphatesolutioninwhich
thephosphorusatomsaretheradioactivePhosphorus-32isotopewithahalf-life
of14.3daysandwhichdecaysviabetaemission(RBE=1)withanenergyof1.71MeV.Halfofthesodiumphosphatesolutionisabsorbedbythetumoranddeposits
9.0Jofenergyintoit.Theotherhalfofthesolutionisdispersedthroughoutthe
patient’stissues,alsodepositing9.0Jofenergyintothe50.0kgofbodytissues.
i.
Whatisthedose(ingrayandrem)thatthetumorreceives?
ii.
Whatisthedose(inmilligrayandrem)thattherestofthetissuesreceives
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