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The yearly whole-body dose caused by radioactive 40K absorbed in our tissues is 17 mrem. Note: 40K also emits gamma rays, many of which leave the body before being absorbed. Because fatty tissue has low potassium concentration and muscle has a higher concentration, gamma ray emissions indicate indirectly a person's fat content. Assuming that 40K undergoes beta decay with an RBE of 1.4 , determine the absorbed dose in rads. How much beta ray energy does an 75-kg person absorb in one year? Use that 1rad=10^−2J/kg .

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