Explain if the energy of the beta radiation

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A patient's thyrod gland is to be exposed to an average of 5.5 microcuries for 16 days as an ingested sample of iodine-131 decays. If the energy of the beta radiation is 9.7 x 10-14 J and the mass of the thyroid is 32.0 g, what is the dose received by the patient?

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