During a typical 2.5-h airplane flight, passengers are exposed to 65 J>h of radiation above the background
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(a) What dose in rad is received by a 75-kg person during the flight?
(b) What is the person's equivalent dose in rem? Compare your answer to the 2.0-mrem dose typical of a chest X-ray.
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