An imaging examination with X-rays delivers an equivalent dose of to the lungs…

PHYSICS · Subjective · Fermi University Physics · Nuclear Physics · Biophysics & Medical Physics · Radiation interactions, detection and dosimetry

Life at Thermal Energy, Ch Radiation in tissue: interaction, dose and risk

Problem

An imaging examination with X-rays delivers an equivalent dose of

8.0\,\mathrm{mSv}

to the lungs (tissue weighting factor

w_T = 0.12

) and

3.0\,\mathrm{mSv}

to the thyroid (tissue weighting factor

w_T = 0.04

), with no significant dose to any other organ. Calculate the effective dose of the examination.