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Hi everyone.
I read from:
https://www.nucleonica.com/Applet/NaturalRA/Button5/page5.html
that inside the human body, 4400 of K40 atoms disintegrate every second through radioactive decay. Of this decay, 11% (480) results in gamma radiation, and 50% of that 11% (240) escapes the body.
My question is that since your body is emitting 240 Bq every second, if you stood next to a geiger counter, would the geiger counter detect your radiation? Would that be a source of error when using the counter?
Or is it so insignificant that it is negligible? Because the 240 Bq would be divided since the radiation is spreading in all directions from yourself, and the geiger would take only a small fraction of that?
Thank you!
I read from:
https://www.nucleonica.com/Applet/NaturalRA/Button5/page5.html
that inside the human body, 4400 of K40 atoms disintegrate every second through radioactive decay. Of this decay, 11% (480) results in gamma radiation, and 50% of that 11% (240) escapes the body.
My question is that since your body is emitting 240 Bq every second, if you stood next to a geiger counter, would the geiger counter detect your radiation? Would that be a source of error when using the counter?
Or is it so insignificant that it is negligible? Because the 240 Bq would be divided since the radiation is spreading in all directions from yourself, and the geiger would take only a small fraction of that?
Thank you!