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Quantity for ionising uncharged particles, defined by the quotient of <math>dE_{tr}</math> by <math>dm</math>, where <math>dE_{tr)</math> is the mean sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated in a mass <math>dm</math> of a material by the uncharged particles incident on <math>dm</math>, thus:

<math>
K = \frac{(dE_{tr})}{dm}
</math>

The SI unit of kerma is joule per kilogram (J kg<sup>-1</sup>), and its special name is [[gray]] (Gy).

[[ICRP Publication 116]], 2010

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== Previous glossary entries ==

=== from [[ICRP Publication 131]], 2015 ===