Answer to Question #170024 in Physics for Ava Thorburn

Question

In the course of his work an industrial worker receives an equivalent dose of 200 μSv. Determine the absorbed dose if he is exposed to alpha particles.

Answer 1

If the radiation weighing factor for alpha-particles is 20, the absorbed dose is

$$D=\frac{H}{w_R}=\frac{200}{20}=10\space\mu\text{Gy}.$$