A chest x ray uses 10 keV photons with an RBE of 0.85. A 60 kg person
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A chest x ray uses 10 keV photons with an RBE of 0.85. A 60 kg person receives a 0.30 mSv dose from one chest x ray that exposes 25% of the patient’s body. How many x ray photons are absorbed in the patient’s body?
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