Answer to Question #170028 in Physics for Ava Thorburn

Question #170028

A patient receives a chest X-ray with an equivalent dose of 2.0 mSv. Calculate the absorbed dose of the patient.

Expert's answer

The weighing factor for X-rays is 1.0. So, the absorbed dose of the patient:

"D=\\frac Hw=\\frac 21=2.0\\text { mGy}."

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