Cancer patient is undergoing radiation therapy in which


cancer patient is undergoing radiation therapy in which protons with an energy of 1.2 MeV are incident on a 0.10-kg tumor. Assume RBE ? 1.

Part A) If the patient receives an effective dose of 1.0 rem, what is the absorbed dose?

absorbed dose = ? rad

Part B) How many protons are absorbed by the tumor?

N = ? protons

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