Difference between revisions of "Absorbed dose"
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| + | See also the ICRPaedia entry on [[Absorbed,_Equivalent,_and_Effective_Dose|absorbed, equivalent, and effective dose]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 12 August 2021
The fundamental dose quantity absorbed dose, D, given by:
D=\frac{d\bar{ϵ}}{dm}
where d\bar{ϵ} is the mean energy imparted to matter of mass dm by ionising radiation. The SI unit for absorbed dose is joule per kilogram (J kg-1) and its special name is gray (Gy).
(Adopted from ICRP Publication 103, 2007)
See also the ICRPaedia entry on absorbed, equivalent, and effective dose.
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