While interacting with molecules (mainly water) in the tumor tissue, each Compton electron or photoelectron causes a series of ionizations, each of which takes about 40 eV. Estimate the maximum number of ionizations that one photon generated by this linear accelerator can produce in tissue. (a) 100; (b) 1000; (c) 104; (d) 105.

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While interacting with molecules (mainly water) in the tumor tissue, each Compton electron or photoelectron causes a series of ionizations, each of which takes about 40 eV. Estimate the maximum number of ionizations that one photon generated by this linear accelerator can produce in tissue. (a) 100; (b) 1000; (c) 104; (d) 105.

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