Measured quantity

Primary result of incorporation monitoring; the measured quantity represents in the case of in-vivo measurements the activity of a radionuclide (Bq) in the whole body an organ or a tissue; and in the case of in-vitro measurements the activity of a radionuclide in excreta samples. In many cases 24-h samples are used.

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ICRP Publication 130, 2015