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A hospital has a 3.0 × 1014 Bq 60Co source for cancer therapy. What is the rate of γ ray...

A hospital has a 3.0 × 1014 Bq 60Co source for cancer therapy. What is the rate of γ rays incident on a patient of area 0.30 m2 located 4.0 m from the source? 60Co emits a 1.1- and a 1.3-MeV γ ray for each disintegration.

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