40 K accounts for 0.0117% of naturally occurring potassium and potassium accounts for about 0.2% of the

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40K accounts for 0.0117% of naturally occurring potassium and potassium accounts for about 0.2% of the human body mass.Considering only the dominant decay of 40K, which yields a β-decay electron of average energy 0.56 MeV, compute the average annual dose of radiation from potassium inside the body of a 70 kg person. Why can the exposure due to the γ-rays accompanying the electron capture decay be ignored in this estimate?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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