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The Maximum Permissible Workday Dose for Occupational Exposure to Radiation

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The maximum permissible workday dose for occupational exposure to radiation is 18 mrem.A 54 kg laboratory technician absorbs 2.6 mJ of 0.3 MeV gamma rays in a work day.The relative biological efficiency (RBE) for gamma rays is 1.00.The ratio of the equivalent dosage received by the technician to the maximum permissible equivalent dosage is closest to:


A) 0.27
B) 0.29
C) 0.32
D) 0.35
E) 0.37

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