A What is the average absorbed dose in a 40 cm3 region of a

(A) What is the average absorbed dose in a 40 cm3 region of a body organ (density = 0.93 g cm–3) that absorbs 3×105 MeV of energy from a radiation field?

(B) If the energy is deposited by ionizing particles with an LET of 10 keV ?m–1 in water, what is the dose equivalent according to Table 12.1?

(C) Express the answers to (a) and (b) in both rads and rems as well as Gy and Sv.

Solution

5 x 10^3 Gy or 5 x 10^1 Sv