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Title: Radiation Measurement
Post by: regina nana on Jun 12, 2019
One treatment for bone pain involves intravenous administration of the radioisotope phosphorus-32, which is incorporated into bone. A typical dose of 7 mCi can produce up to 450 rad in the bone.

a) What is the difference between the units of mCi and rad?
b) What is the absorbed dose of radiation in grays (1Gy)?


Title: Re: Radiation Measurement
Post by: bio_man on Jun 18, 2019
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