{"id":137,"date":"2014-11-10T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T08:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/ppp-exercise-6c\/"},"modified":"2014-12-01T08:07:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T08:07:08","slug":"ppp-exercise-6c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/ppp-exercise-6c\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Exercise 6C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. (a) Write an equation linking absorbed dose, energy and mass.<br \/>\n(b) State the unit used to measure absorbed dose.<br \/>\n2. Calculate the missing values in the table below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture32.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220 aligncenter\" title=\"Picture3\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture32.png 912w, https:\/\/glow-prod-gc.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture32-300x166.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEH4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQD7%2BmGZpP8n%2BFm1vcNM64LR8X1VfYZ%2B0%2FEw4v9PnHJ%2FPQIhAOyANIsWWXwSHwPBUbZ%2FcNs2Hj22VcW%2Fb7Cy3pPrcP8%2FKrkFCEYQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgy6HTjpNNbkt%2BJ%2FYQkqlgWSGh8u12SwAxdDKD4%2B%2FBfbgnJcFvbP%2B38Qtm2a794M2o6qNSdivNT2b8RF%2FzNeHcJMJ%2BbjpX5plUYDlRGrZLbhwEuvJ2EkoQ7vU89rog9jlBfj%2F6sjrkQJarLCjWE2cYFntC2pnGF1LBrjtA6XMApeVLul7kJH7xVT1f0OOnMJyjo1vumxbKBQi1mC1fbCUIv4ymQ0ZdYj6ctOG6kMnzdyVvwmm0C9K6Yt2gk5GJhs9l3GMm6KHeqwgobu1NEqfBPJfqYzxqk4PwB6y4MXZuDqnXt2P1fn%2BSYAmRo%2F7io6w3juMNboR3yyF%2Bb4bPKICi7CJQgSf%2F0kP4XoZKTYG8J3j1ByVlaWb7GIpAKIrF10%2Bj5tJtXPslRNZMWxAOOSNTHgmh%2Fe4OCtMT0s0PoKM%2BjcFulipJy8P7RMgXOXc8CEx1%2FAr%2FQF%2BOAJTar5pqGLJJPU3iFXjZsajphQYeheDdRwlqEnKXox9ccjtjtR3lWwVFzyMM1FjuC3MnVqoP6HXfPaFVx3ZoyDz6RAibI5GMFosuyRvIN06tJLt31hPB2K00QqyzhNHasA%2Fusv9II%2BHZlcM0wZJDk6ywf4ZEPJ39ndCqU2%2BdDFHl20ZKszMySvyaMBozJQ64Xd1KBPQfEWc9Z3sAm%2F8kgCGLmhl2HJa5uDdOJFHKnMD0HzYbqvYKMFeaOVT8No6vF3xSFy5c%2BzQogiaoVD3bl3wikrfXcQBpYoOStrtiKo2CimqNHRD5bO3KDSk%2FQKYtQhq98dCBs2Pj2lrGx4ePRN5LD6W72HEb1eumgx%2B%2BknXrA7VII7JTxakqChkZdi6Uc%2Fi1mPI8v90N79r9jhSLOQsQcEgh46keo2UTOGCpUVadd7BoWIlu7DYWe1YBEEcjDn9bTVBjqwATAWdI5K9k5C6qOtaZzAYi1dhv%2Fxzn54bKFHICC0TUY%2F17RCRiNq2PsBC8%2F5JTC7b2gicDnZbu7CsQmeopWsyN%2F3p2Cc6w0nVyvQZtFFK6o3mocvPWOOZKX4dPdS7J%2Bwg9u32nfi%2FZGIKqkH1Ls8Dn3bOz6ccw9eNzcycwsJ4acRoGQdGSiRYVejWHT9oSodww5bChCkGiK6HkH%2BROsKwehTa8i2lmfW4D%2B9qkKLUbDT&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47USP3NKHWJ%2F20260918%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260918T134638Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=3facbb2af5aba38cc294921f737ffeaf29f429f34c847fdb6c3cab92cb9bf3b1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. A mass of 0.4 kg absorbs 500 \u03bcJ of energy. Calculate the absorbed dose.<br \/>\n4. A patient is undergoing radiotherapy treatment. The tumour they suffer from has a mass of 0.03 kg and it absorbs 0.5 J of energy. Calculate the absorbed dose?<br \/>\n5. (a) State the formula which relates absorbed dose with equivalent dose.<br \/>\n(b) State the unit used to measure equivalent dose.<br \/>\n6. (a) The following table gives the weighting factor for certain types of radiation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture43.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223 aligncenter\" title=\"Picture4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture43.png 823w, https:\/\/glow-prod-gc.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/gc\/public\/hyndsecphyprelimpractice\/uploads\/sites\/5115\/2014\/11\/Picture43-300x154.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEH4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQD7%2BmGZpP8n%2BFm1vcNM64LR8X1VfYZ%2B0%2FEw4v9PnHJ%2FPQIhAOyANIsWWXwSHwPBUbZ%2FcNs2Hj22VcW%2Fb7Cy3pPrcP8%2FKrkFCEYQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgy6HTjpNNbkt%2BJ%2FYQkqlgWSGh8u12SwAxdDKD4%2B%2FBfbgnJcFvbP%2B38Qtm2a794M2o6qNSdivNT2b8RF%2FzNeHcJMJ%2BbjpX5plUYDlRGrZLbhwEuvJ2EkoQ7vU89rog9jlBfj%2F6sjrkQJarLCjWE2cYFntC2pnGF1LBrjtA6XMApeVLul7kJH7xVT1f0OOnMJyjo1vumxbKBQi1mC1fbCUIv4ymQ0ZdYj6ctOG6kMnzdyVvwmm0C9K6Yt2gk5GJhs9l3GMm6KHeqwgobu1NEqfBPJfqYzxqk4PwB6y4MXZuDqnXt2P1fn%2BSYAmRo%2F7io6w3juMNboR3yyF%2Bb4bPKICi7CJQgSf%2F0kP4XoZKTYG8J3j1ByVlaWb7GIpAKIrF10%2Bj5tJtXPslRNZMWxAOOSNTHgmh%2Fe4OCtMT0s0PoKM%2BjcFulipJy8P7RMgXOXc8CEx1%2FAr%2FQF%2BOAJTar5pqGLJJPU3iFXjZsajphQYeheDdRwlqEnKXox9ccjtjtR3lWwVFzyMM1FjuC3MnVqoP6HXfPaFVx3ZoyDz6RAibI5GMFosuyRvIN06tJLt31hPB2K00QqyzhNHasA%2Fusv9II%2BHZlcM0wZJDk6ywf4ZEPJ39ndCqU2%2BdDFHl20ZKszMySvyaMBozJQ64Xd1KBPQfEWc9Z3sAm%2F8kgCGLmhl2HJa5uDdOJFHKnMD0HzYbqvYKMFeaOVT8No6vF3xSFy5c%2BzQogiaoVD3bl3wikrfXcQBpYoOStrtiKo2CimqNHRD5bO3KDSk%2FQKYtQhq98dCBs2Pj2lrGx4ePRN5LD6W72HEb1eumgx%2B%2BknXrA7VII7JTxakqChkZdi6Uc%2Fi1mPI8v90N79r9jhSLOQsQcEgh46keo2UTOGCpUVadd7BoWIlu7DYWe1YBEEcjDn9bTVBjqwATAWdI5K9k5C6qOtaZzAYi1dhv%2Fxzn54bKFHICC0TUY%2F17RCRiNq2PsBC8%2F5JTC7b2gicDnZbu7CsQmeopWsyN%2F3p2Cc6w0nVyvQZtFFK6o3mocvPWOOZKX4dPdS7J%2Bwg9u32nfi%2FZGIKqkH1Ls8Dn3bOz6ccw9eNzcycwsJ4acRoGQdGSiRYVejWHT9oSodww5bChCkGiK6HkH%2BROsKwehTa8i2lmfW4D%2B9qkKLUbDT&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47USP3NKHWJ%2F20260918%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260918T134638Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=4403388c009299ec361425942409ba86df07fd0cf5d08cd7093ea974b498e0a5 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why do different types of radiation have a different weighting factor.<br \/>\n(b) Suggest a reason why alpha radiation has the highest weighting factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. (a) Write an equation linking absorbed dose, energy and mass. (b) State the unit used to measure absorbed dose. 2. Calculate the missing values in the table below. 3. A mass of 0.4 kg absorbs 500 \u03bcJ of energy. Calculate the absorbed dose. 4. A patient is undergoing radiotherapy treatment. 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