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Typical 10-fold intensity reduction values for X-ray radiation with energy 1 MeV are 30 cm for bone tissue, 100 cm for muscle tissue. Find mass and linear attenuation coefficients if densities are 1.85 g/cm3, 0.994g/cm3, respectively.

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