Radiation seed therapy is a common method for treating some prostate cancers and brain tumors. Palladium-103 is one isotope used for this treatment. Palladium-103 decays with a half-life of 17 days by emitting X-rays with a photon energy of 23,000 eV. What mass of palladium-103 would have to be embedded in a 25 g tumor to produce a radiation dose of 125 Gy in 2 months' time (60 days) ?
Note: 1 Gy = 1 J/kg, and 1 eV = 1.60 10-19 J.
A) 0.37 g
B) 0.31 g
C) 0.10 g
D) 0.23 g
E) 0.16 g
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