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Chapter 32, Problem 18PE
Calculate the dose in Sv to the chest at a patient given an x−ray under the following conditions. The x−ray beam intensity is 1.50 W/m2, the area of the chest exposed is 0.0750 m2 35.0% of the x−rays are absorbed in 20.0 kg of tissue, and the exposure time is 0.250 s.
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