Introduction To Health Physics
Introduction To Health Physics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780071835275
Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.43P

(a)

To determine

The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 0.156MeV.

(b)

To determine

The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 1.71MeV.

(c)

To determine

The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 2.273 MeV.

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