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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

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A patient receives a radiation dose of 8.0 mSv from one medical scan. The average yearly background radiation dose in the UK is 2.7 mSv. Which statement is correct?

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The dose from the scan is about 0.3 times the yearly background dose

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The dose from the scan is about 3 times the yearly background dose

C

The dose from the scan is about 8 times the yearly background dose

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The dose from the scan is about 22 times the yearly background dose

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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation, covering 4.3.1 Background radiation, 4.3.2 Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes, and 4.3.3 Uses of nuclear radiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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