RE: Cobalt-60 dose

["Beasley, Charles W." <CWBeasley@sprg.smhs.com>]

Exposure = 1.32 R/h @ 1m/Ci from Engineering Compendium on Radiation
Shielding Vol 1

Dose in air = 0.869 x Exp

If you correct for buildup Dose in air x 0.985

Charles Beasley
St John's RHC
Springfield, MO

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> I am seeking information and the reference text/article title providing
> the
> answer to the following question.
> 
> What is the whole body dose (rem per hour) per gram or per Curie of
> unshielded cobalt-60 at a given distance (e.g., anywhere between 1 and 10
> meters).
> 
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Mark M. Hart
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