Find how many protons are absorbed by the tumor

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A cancer patient is undergoingradiation therapy in which protons with an energy of 1.2 MeV areincident on a 0.25 kg tumor.

(a) If the patient receives aneffective dose of 1.0 rem, what is the absorbeddose?

(b) How many protons are absorbed by the tumor?Assume QF = 1

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