Introduction To Health Physics
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Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.43P
(a)
To determine
The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 0.156MeV.
(b)
To determine
The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 1.71MeV.
(c)
To determine
The range of betas in soft tissue having energy 2.273 MeV.
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