Answer to Question #268701 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Mthokozisi Madlala

Question

A 0.15kg tumor is treated with α

α particles. There are 2×10

12

2×1012 particles reaching the tumor every second, each having energy 3×10

−15

3×10−15J. What is the absorbed dose given to the tumor

Answer 1

$D=\frac Em=\frac{nE_0}m=0.04~Gy.$