Calculate the effective radiation dosage (in Sieverts) for a 75-kg person who is exposed to 1.1 × 109 particles of alpha radiation. Assume that 89% of the radiation is absorbed, each alpha particle has an energy of 7.5× 10–13 J, and that the RBE of the alpha particles is 15. Note that RBE is sometimes called the quality factor, abbreviated as Q.
