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 seven x-rays per day and receives a dose of5.1 rem/yr as a result. (a) Estimate the dose in rem per x-raytaken.
1 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.
2 times the normalbackground level (a) Estimate the dose in rem per x-raytaken.
1 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.
2 times the normalbackground level

Explanation / Answer

(5.1) / (5)(50)(7) = 2.914x10-3 Rem/X-Ray 5.1 / .13 = 39.23 times as much recieved dose hope that helped! It was just a plug and chug!

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