During a CT scan of the head and body, a patient receives 100 mrad of gamma radiation. What is the effective dose of gamma radiation that the patient received? Note that the quality factor for gamma radiation is 1.
A) 100 mrem
B) 0.010 rem
C) 1 mrem
D) 0.1 mrem
E) 0.01 mrem

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The effective dose in mrem is calculated by multiplying the absorbed dose in mrad by the quality factor. Since the quality factor for gamma radiation is 1, the effective dose is 100 mrad * 1 = 100 mrem.

During a CT Scan of the Head and Body, a Patient