Assure:

a.

Point source

b. 0.5 Mevware beta energy

a, “Rate“ofohh follows 472-2
The dose delivered at the surface of an imaginary sphere at distance
R from a point source.”

(2) x(n) Eo a

~

vhere:mz(R) = dose delivered at the surface of an

promos
imaginary sphere et distance F

:

@ totel

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Then:

(2) x(a) 50.397

r

egr:

fi © nase absorption cosfficient

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gk

(3.0.) K(R) = 2B x 10
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(3.b.) K(R) 2 ge x 1076

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Equation (3.a.) 1s plotted on the attached graph.
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4, = disintegrations per unit tine at time "a" after detonati

4) ® disintegrations per unit tine at one unit of tire after
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*hossi, H.H. and Ellis, RH. “Distributed Beta Sources in Uniformly

Vedia" Kueleonie: July 1950, V. 7, Ko. 1

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