Someone receives radiation treatment for a tumor. The tumor has a mass of 9.0 g and is treated with 15.0 µCi for 14 days. If the energy of the β radiation is 9.7 × 10–14 J what is the dose received by the patient? (1 rad = 1 × 10–5 J/g; 1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations/s). Assume each disintegration releasaes a beta particle.

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Someone receives radiation treatment for a tumor. The tumor has a mass of 9.0 g and is treated with 15.0 µCi for 14 days. If the energy of the β radiation is 9.7 × 10–14 J what is the dose received by the patient? (1 rad = 1 × 10–5 J/g; 1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations/s). Assume each disintegration releasaes a beta particle.

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