A worker receives an absorbed dose of to the lung from photons ( ) and

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Problem

A worker receives an absorbed dose of

8.00\,\mathrm{mGy}

to the lung from photons (

w_R = 1

) and, from an internal alpha-emitting contaminant, an absorbed dose of

0.0500\,\mathrm{mGy}

to the bone surface (

w_R = 20

). Use the ICRP 103 tissue weighting factors

w_T = 0.12

for lung and

w_T = 0.01

for bone surface, and assume no other tissue receives a dose. ((a)) Calculate the equivalent dose to each tissue. ((b)) Calculate the effective dose from this exposure.

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