Question 1
A beam of high-energy α-particles is incident upon a person and deposits 0.35 J of energy in 0.80 kg of tissue. What dose in rads and what equivalent dose in rems does the individual receive? [RBE α = 20]
Question 2
How many grams of deuterium (atomic mass = 2.0141 u) must be fused to helium (atomic mass 4.0026 u) in one second to produce 3000 MJ of energy? [1 u = 1.66 × 10−27 kg]