We use a Geiger counter to measure RT, the total counting rate (in counts per minute) due to a radioactive source with some unwanted background. The uncertainty (sigma) in the value of RT is the square root of RT. True or False

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Q: We use a Geiger counter to measure RT, the total counting rate (in counts per minute) due to a…

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Q: After the sudden release of radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident in 1986, the…

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Q: If the delta variant  death rate per day (Po) peaked at 2000 in late September and declined at the…

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Q: An x-ray technician works 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year. (Assume that the technician takes an…

A: Given data: Working rate = 5 days/week Per year working rate = 50 weeks/yr Number of per day taken…

Q: If a patient undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer receives 41 Gray ( Gy G y ) of gamma…

A: If a patient undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer receives 41 Gray ( Gy G y ) of gamma…

Q: During a 2-h period of radiation therapy, alpha radiation is deposited into a patient's body at a…

A: time period (T) = 2 hr rate of deposition = 3.3×10-8 Jsmass of patient (m) = 59 kg radiation type :…

Q: We use a Geiger counter to measure the YT, the total yield (in counts) due to a radioactive source…

A: Given that: Total yield=YTBackground Yield=YBWhether true or false:The uncertainty (σ) in the…

Q: A Geiger counter reading of a radioactive sample is initially 7020 counts per minute. The same…

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Q: We use a Geiger counter to measure YT, the total yield (in counts) due to a radioactive source with…

A: Everyone on the Earth is exposed to background radiation. The three primary sources of background…

Q: Geiger counter reading of a radioactive sample is initially 7220 counts per minute. The same sample…

A: Given: The initial amount is 7220 counts per minute. The final count is 422 counts per minute. The…

Q: Geiger counter reading of a radioactive sample is initially 6520 counts per minute. The same sample…

A: Given:Initial count rate, N0 =6520 count/minFinal count rate, N = 422 count/mintime, t = 10.1 hr

Q: Radiation from a point source follows an inverse-square law in which the amount of radiation…

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Q: Seawater contains 3 mg of uranium per cubic meter. (a) Given that the average ocean depth is about 4…

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Q: The radionuclide 32P (T1/2 = 14.28 d) is often used as a tracer to follow the course of biochemical…

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Q: A 75 kg patient swallows a 30 mCi beta emitter with a halflife of 5.0 days, and the radioactive…

A: The number of radioactive nuclei did the patient swallowed be calculated as,…

Q: A Geiger counter reading of a radioactive sample is initially 6520 counts per minute. The same…

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Q: What is the decay probability per second per nucleus of a substance with a half-life of 22.5 hours?

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Q: A radiation worker works four hours per day, 4 days/week, 40 week per year receives 0.2 mrad/h…

A: Given: A radiation worker works four hours per day,4 days/week. 40 week per year receives 0.2 m…

Q: A Geiger counter reading of a radioactive sample is initially 7420 counts per minute. The same…

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Q: A particular radioactive source produces 100 mrad of 2-MeV gamma rays per hour at a distance of 1.0…

A: A particular radioactive source produces 100 mrad of 2-MeV gamma rays per hour at a distance of 1.0…

Q: A 70-kg researcher absorbs 4.5 × neutrons in a work day, each of energy 1.2 MeV. The relative…

A: Given: Mass of researcher is m=70kg. Researcher absorbs in a day is n=4.5×108. Energy of each…