Which of the Following Choices Describes an Acute Dose of Radiation

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices describes an acute dose of radiation?

• A) the dose that an x-ray technician receives over the course of her career
• B) the dose that a scientist receives while working with radioactive materials for a multiyear research project
• C) the annual dose that a pilot is expose to
• D) the dose that is received by handling a highly radioactive source
• E) the annual dose that we all receive as a result of background radiation

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