Question

A drug is ordered 50 m m2 po . . . how many mg of the drug should a client receive in one dose if the client’s bsa is 0.5 m2 ?

Answer 1

To calculate the dosage in rad received by the person exposed to alpha particles, you need to convert the units from mrem to rad. In this case, the person received a dosage of 0.8 rad.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many mg of the drug the client should receive in one dose, we need to convert the units from mrem to rad. The conversion factor for alpha particles with an RBE of 16 is 1 rem = 16 rad. So, 50 mrem = (50/1000) rem = 0.05 rem = (0.05 x 16) rad = 0.8 rad. Therefore, the person received a dosage of 0.8 rad.