A chest x ray uses 10 kev photons with an rbe of 085 a 60


Question: A chest x ray uses 10 keV photons with an RBE of 0.85. A 60 kg person receives a 0.30 mSv dose from one chest x ray that exposes 25% of the patient's body.

Part A: How many x ray photons are absorbed in the patient's body?

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