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Question 17N.3.HL.TZ0.16b

Date	November 2017	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	17N.3.HL.TZ0.16b
Level	HL	Paper	3	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Estimate	Question number	b	Adapted from	N/A

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17N.3.HL.TZ0.16b

An X-ray beam of intensity I₀ is incident on lead. After travelling a distance x through the lead the intensity of the beam is reduced to I.

The graph shows the variation of ln $\left( {\frac{I}{{{I_0}}}} \right)$ with x.

(b)

A technician operates an X-ray machine that takes 100 images each day. Estimate the width of the lead screen that is required so that the total exposure of the technician in 250 working days is equal to the exposure that the technician would receive from one X-ray exposure without the lead screen.

[2]

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I = $\frac{{{I_0}}}{{25000}}$

«ln 25000 = μx» x = 0.17 «cm» or 1.7 «mm»

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Option C: Imaging

Option C: Imaging » Option C: Imaging (Additional higher level option topics) » C.4 – Medical imaging (HL only)

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