Question

A radiation worker is subject to a dose of 200 mrad/h of maximum QF neutrons for one 40 h work week. How many times the yearly allowable effective dose did she receive?

Answer 1

16 times.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate of the radiation dose is , R = 200 ×10^{-3} rad/hr

Time consumed, t = 40 hr

The magnitude of Q.F for the neutrons, Q.F = 2

Thus the effective radiation dose is:

`R_(Eff) = Rt(Q.F) \\= 200 * 10^(-3) (rad)/(hr) (40hr)(2) \\= 16 \ rad`

Thus, the effective dose allowable yearly = 16 times