An x-ray technician works 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year.Assume that the tec

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An x-ray technician works 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year.Assume that the technician takes an average of ten x-rays per day and receives a doseof 4.7 rem/yr as a result. (a) Estimate the dose in rem per x-ray taken.

rem/x-ray

(b) How does this result compare with the amount of low-levelbackground radiation the technician is exposed to? Assume thatlow-level radiation from natural sources, such as cosmic rays andradioactive rocks and soil, delivers a dose of approximately 0.13rem/year per person. how many times the normal back ground level? (a) Estimate the dose in rem per x-ray taken.

rem/x-ray

(b) How does this result compare with the amount of low-levelbackground radiation the technician is exposed to? Assume thatlow-level radiation from natural sources, such as cosmic rays andradioactive rocks and soil, delivers a dose of approximately 0.13rem/year per person. how many times the normal back ground level?

Explanation / Answer

First you need to find the total amount of x-rays that thetechnician gives per year.

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