A patient undergoing radiation therapy for cancer receives a 215-rad dose of radiation. (a) Assuming that the cancerous growth has a mass of 0.17 kg,…
A patient undergoing radiation therapy for cancer receives a 215-rad dose of radiation. (a) Assuming that the cancerous growth has a mass of 0.17 kg, calculate how much energy it absorbs. (b) Assuming the growth to have the specific heat of water, determine its increase in temperature.
