Nuclear engineering question: Does rate and energy deposition The average radiat
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Nuclear engineering question: Does rate and energy deposition
The average radiation dose equivalent received from sleeping in the same bed with another person 365 nights, for an average of 8 hours per night, is approximately 1 mrem. What is the approximate equivalent dose rate you are exposed to by sharing your bed with someone, in mrem/h? Assuming all of the radiation emanating from your partner is in the form of gamma rays, what is the approximate energy deposition rate per unit body mass, in W/kg?Explanation / Answer
(a) Equivalent dose rate per hour = 1/(8*365) = 3.42*10-4 mrem
(b) Energy Deposition rate per unit body mass => Considering 1 body mass = 80kg;
3.42*10-4 mrem hour -1 /80kg = 0.00000000342 Sieverts hr^-1/80kg = 0.00000000342*60*60 Sieverts s-1/80kg
= 0.0000001539 W/kg = 1.54*10-7 W/kg.
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