A passenger on an airplane flying across the Atlantic receives an extra radiation dose of about (5
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A passenger on an airplane flying across the Atlantic receives an extra radiation dose of about \(5 \mu \mathrm{Sv}\) per hour from cosmic rays. How many hours of flying would it take in one year for a person to double his or her yearly radiation dose? Assume there are no other significant radiation sources besides natural background.
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College Physics A Strategic Approach
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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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