A Technologist Is Sitting near a Bone Mineral Densitometer, Which

question 16

Multiple Choice

A technologist is sitting near a bone mineral densitometer, which is a point source of x-rays.If the x-ray intensity at 1 m from the x-ray beam is 0.20 mR/hr, to what distance from the x-ray beam should the technologist move to decrease total weekly exposure to the occupational limit of 2 mR for a 40-hour workweek?

• A)0.5 m
• B)1.5 m
• C)2.0 m
• D)2.5 m

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