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Introduction to Health Physics: Fourth Edition - Ruang Baca FMIPA UB

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576 CHAPTER 10<br />

10.4. A radiochemist wants <strong>to</strong> carry a small vial containing 2 × 109 Bq (∼ 50 mCi) 60Co solution from one hood <strong>to</strong> another. If the estimated carrying time is 3 minutes,<br />

what would be the minimum length of the <strong>to</strong>ngs used <strong>to</strong> carry the vial in order<br />

that his dose not exceed 60 μGy (6 mrads) during the operation?<br />

10.5. A viewing window for use with an iso<strong>to</strong>pe that emits 1-MeV gamma rays is <strong>to</strong><br />

be made from a saturated aqueous solution of KI in a rectangular battery jar.<br />

What will be the attenuation fac<strong>to</strong>r, assuming conditions of good geometry, if the<br />

solution thickness is 10 cm and if the glass walls are equivalent in their attenuation<br />

property <strong>to</strong> 1-mm lead? A saturated solution of KI may be made by adding<br />

30-g KI <strong>to</strong> 21-mL water <strong>to</strong> give a 30-mL solution at 25◦C. Total attenuation cross<br />

sections for 1-MeV gamma rays for the elements in the solution are given in the<br />

table below:<br />

ATTENUATION CROSS<br />

ELEMENT SECTION (BARNS)<br />

K 4<br />

H 0.2<br />

I 12<br />

O 1.7<br />

10.6. Lead foil, whose specific gravity is 10.4, consists of an alloy containing 87% Pb,<br />

12% Sn, and 1% Cu. If the mass attenuation coefficients for these three elements<br />

are 3.50, 1.17, and 0.325 cm2 /g respectively for X-rays whose wavelength<br />

is 0.098 ˚A, and if the specific gravities of the three elements are 11.3, 7.3, and 8.9,<br />

respectively:<br />

(a) Calculate the mass and linear attenuation coefficients for lead foil.<br />

(b) What thickness of lead foil would be required <strong>to</strong> attenuate the intensity of<br />

57Co gamma-rays by a fac<strong>to</strong>r of 25?<br />

10.7. A hypodermic syringe that will be used in an experiment in which 90Sr solution<br />

will be injected has a glass barrel whose wall is 1.5 mm thick. If the density of the<br />

glass is 2.5 g/cm3 , how thick, in millimeters, must we make a Lucite sleeve that<br />

will fit around the syringe if no beta particles are <strong>to</strong> come through the Lucite?<br />

The density of the Lucite is 1.2 g/cm3 .<br />

10.8. A room in which a 7.4 × 1013 Bq (2000 Ci) 137Cs source will be exposed has the<br />

following layout:

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