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Quick questions on Dosimetry: absorbed dose, equivalent dose and dose rate - SQA National 5 Physics

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State the relationship for absorbed dose and its unit. [2 marks]
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Tissue absorbs 0.0040 Gy0.0040 \text{ Gy} of beta radiation (wR=1w_R = 1). Calculate the equivalent dose. [2 marks]
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State three ways to reduce the radiation dose a worker receives. [2 marks]

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