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The ICRP Glossary collects ICRP’s definitive explanations of terms for current use. Some entries include historical descriptions to help readers better understand the term in a particular context.
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It is a living document, updated regularly.
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Many ICRP publications feature their own glossaries including, for example, highly specialized terms relevant to that specific publication or helpful for a reader to have close at hand, or when introducing new terms to be added to the ICRP Glossary.
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Although the ICRP Glossary is not a dictionary, terms already well covered in the Oxford English Dictionary are not included here unless further explanation is needed to understand the way in which these terms are used in [[ICRP publications]].
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=== <big><span id="09">0-9</span></big> ===
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*4DCT (see [[Time-resolved computed tomography]])
  
 
=== <big><span id="A">A</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="A">A</span></big> ===
  
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* [[Absorption Type]]
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*[[Absolute risk]]
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*[[Absorbed dose]], D
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*[[Absorbed fraction]]
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*[[Absorption]]
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*[[Accelerated fractionation]]
  
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* [[Accelerated fractionation]]
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*[[Acceptance test]]
  
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* [[Acceptance test]]
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*[[Access control]]
  
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* [[Access Control]]
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*[[Accountability]]
  
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* [[Accountability]]
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*[[Accreditation]]
  
 
*[[Action Level]]
 
*[[Action Level]]
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 +
*[[Activation]]
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 +
*[[Active detection system]]
  
 
*[[Active (red) bone marrow]]
 
*[[Active (red) bone marrow]]
  
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*[[Activity median thermodynamic diameter ]]
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*[[Activity]]
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 +
*[[Activity median thermodynamic diameter]]
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 +
*[[Acute exposure]]
  
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*[[Acute Exposure]]
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*Acute radiation sickness (see [[Acute radiation syndrome]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Acute radiation syndrome]]
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 +
*[[Additional dose]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Adaptive response]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Additive risk projection model]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Adenoma]]
  
 
*[[Adventitious]]
 
*[[Adventitious]]
  
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*[[Adventitious Source]]
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*[[Adventitious source]]
  
 
*[[Aerodynamic diameter ]]
 
*[[Aerodynamic diameter ]]
  
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*[[Air-kerma rate constant ]]
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*[[Air-kerma rate constant]]
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*[[Air kerma at the patient entrance reference point]]
  
 
*[[Air-kerma, entrance surface]]
 
*[[Air-kerma, entrance surface]]
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*[[Air-kerma, product]]
 
*[[Air-kerma, product]]
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*[[ALARA]]
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*ALI (see [[Annual limit on intake]])
  
 
*[[Alimentary tract]]
 
*[[Alimentary tract]]
  
 
*[[Alimentary tract transfer factor]]
 
*[[Alimentary tract transfer factor]]
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 +
*[[Allometry]]
  
 
*[[Alpha decay]]
 
*[[Alpha decay]]
  
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*[[α/β ratio]]
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*[[Alveolar-interstitial region]]
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 +
*AMAD (see [[Activity median aerodynamic diameter]])
  
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*[[Alveolar-interstitial region]]
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*[[Ambient dose equivalent]], H*(10)
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*[[AML/eto]]
  
 
*[[Angiogenesis]]
 
*[[Angiogenesis]]
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*[[Annual dose]]
 
*[[Annual dose]]
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*[[Annual intake]]
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*[[Annual limit on intake]]
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*[[Apoptosis]]
  
 
*[[Area monitoring]]
 
*[[Area monitoring]]
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*ARS (see [[Acute radiation syndrome]])
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 +
*[[Attributable risk]]
  
 
*[[Auger transition]]
 
*[[Auger transition]]
  
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*[[Authorised Discharge]]
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*[[Authorised discharge]]
  
 
*[[Authorization]]
 
*[[Authorization]]
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*[[Autoimmune disease]]
 
*[[Autoimmune disease]]
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*[[Automatic exposure control]]
  
 
*[[Autonomy]]
 
*[[Autonomy]]
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*[[Background dose (rate)]]
 
*[[Background dose (rate)]]
  
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*[[Backscatter Factor ]]
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*[[Backscatter detection system]]
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*[[Backscatter factor]]
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*[[Basal cell]]
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*[[Baseline disease rates]]
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*BAT (see [[Best available techniques]])
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*Bcr/abl (see [[Breakpoint cluster region/abelson]])
  
 
*[[Beneficence]]
 
*[[Beneficence]]
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*[[Benthic]]
 
*[[Benthic]]
  
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*[[Best Available Techniques]]
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*[[Best available techniques]]
  
 
*[[Beta-minus decay]]
 
*[[Beta-minus decay]]
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*[[Bioassay]]
 
*[[Bioassay]]
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*[[Biological half-life]]
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*[[Biomarker]]
  
 
*[[Biomedical research volunteer]]
 
*[[Biomedical research volunteer]]
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*[[Bradycardia]]
 
*[[Bradycardia]]
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*[[Brachytherapy]]
  
 
*[[Branching fraction]]
 
*[[Branching fraction]]
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*[[Bragg peak]]
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*[[Breakpoint cluster region/abelson]]
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*[[Broad beam therapy irradiation technique]]
  
 
*[[Bronchial region]]
 
*[[Bronchial region]]
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*[[Bronchiolar region]]
  
 
*[[Bystander effect]]
 
*[[Bystander effect]]
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=== <big><span id="C">C</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="C">C</span></big> ===
  
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*[[Calibration]]
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*CACA (see [[Cobblestone area forming cell assay]])
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*CAFC (see [[Cobblestone area forming cell assay]])
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*CBCT (see [[Cone beam computed tomography]])
  
 
*[[Cardiac arrhythmias]]
 
*[[Cardiac arrhythmias]]
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*[[Cardioverter-defibrillator]]
 
*[[Cardioverter-defibrillator]]
  
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*[[Categories of exposure]]
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*[[Carers and comforters]]
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*[[Case–control study]]
  
 
*[[Cell death]]
 
*[[Cell death]]
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*[[Charged-particle equilibrium]]
  
 
*[[Chronic exposure]]
 
*[[Chronic exposure]]
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*[[Class SR-2 gases]]
 
*[[Class SR-2 gases]]
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*[[Clearance]]
  
 
*[[Clearance level]]
 
*[[Clearance level]]
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*[[Clinical audit]]
  
 
*[[Clonogenic cells]]
 
*[[Clonogenic cells]]
  
 
*[[Clonogenic survival]]
 
*[[Clonogenic survival]]
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*[[Clonogenic surviving fraction]]
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*Cobblestone area cell assay (see [[Cobblestone area forming cell assay]])
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*[[Cobblestone area forming cell assay]]
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*[[Collective dose]]
  
 
*[[Co-expertise]]
 
*[[Co-expertise]]
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*[[Cohort study]]
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*[[Collective dose]]
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*[[Collective effective dose]]
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*[[Collimation]]
  
 
*[[Colony]]
 
*[[Colony]]
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*[[Commissioning]]
  
 
*[[Committed effective dose]]
 
*[[Committed effective dose]]
  
 
*[[Committed equivalent dose]]
 
*[[Committed equivalent dose]]
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*[[Compartment]]
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*[[Compartment (environmental)]]
  
 
*[[Complex tissues]]
 
*[[Complex tissues]]
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*[[Computed tomography dose index]]
 
*[[Computed tomography dose index]]
  
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*[[Conditional renewing (complex or flexible) tissues]]
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*[[Concentration ratio]]
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*[[Cone beam computed tomography]]
  
 
*[[Connective tissue]]
 
*[[Connective tissue]]
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*[[Constancy test]]
 
*[[Constancy test]]
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*[[Containment]]
  
 
*[[Contamination]]
 
*[[Contamination]]
  
 
*[[Coronary heart disease]]
 
*[[Coronary heart disease]]
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*[[Cosmic radiation]]
  
 
*[[Cost-benefit analysis]]
 
*[[Cost-benefit analysis]]
  
 
*[[Coster-Kronig transition]]
 
*[[Coster-Kronig transition]]
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*CR (see [[Concentration ratio]])
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*[[Cross section]]
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*Cumulative air kerma (see [[Air kerma at the patient entrance reference point]])
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*[[Cumulative dose]]
  
 
*[[Curie]]
 
*[[Curie]]
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=== <big><span id="D">D</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="D">D</span></big> ===
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*DAC (see [[Derived air concentration]])
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*DBT (see [[Digital breast tomosynthesis]])
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*DCRL (see [[Derived consideration reference level]])
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*DD (see [[Doubling dose]])
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*DDI, detector dose indicator (see [[Exposure index]])
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*DIL (see [[Derived investigation level]])
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*DDREF (see [[Dose and dose-rate effectiveness factor]])
  
 
*[[Decay constant]]
 
*[[Decay constant]]
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*[[Decontamination factor]]
 
*[[Decontamination factor]]
  
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*[[Defence-in-depth]]
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*[[Dental and maxillofacial imaging]]
  
 
*[[Deontological Ethics]]
 
*[[Deontological Ethics]]
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*[[Deposition]] (inhalation)
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*[[Derived air concentration]]
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*[[Derived consideration reference level]]
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*[[Derived investigation level]]
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*[[Derived limit]]
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*[[Derived reference level]]
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*[[Designated area]]
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*Detector dose indicator (see [[Exposure index]])
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*[[Detector quantum efficiency]]
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*[[Deterministic effect]]
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*[[Detriment]]
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*[[Detriment-adjusted risk]]
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*[[Diagnostic reference level]]
  
 
*[[Diastasis]]
 
*[[Diastasis]]
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*[[Dicentric chromosome]]
  
 
*[[Dichotomous]]
 
*[[Dichotomous]]
  
 
*[[Differentiation]]
 
*[[Differentiation]]
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*[[Digital breast tomosynthesis]]
  
 
*[[Dignity]]
 
*[[Dignity]]
  
 
*[[Direct bioassay]]
 
*[[Direct bioassay]]
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*[[Directional dose equivalent]] H’(d,Ω)
  
 
*[[Disposal]]
 
*[[Disposal]]
  
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*[[Disposal Facility]]
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*[[Disposal facility]]
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*[[Distribution coefficient]] (''K<sub>d</sub>'')
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*DLP (see [[Dose-length product]])
  
 
*[[DNA damage signalling]]
 
*[[DNA damage signalling]]
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*[[Dose]] (of ionising radiation)
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*[[Dose and dose-rate effectiveness factor]]
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*[[Dose coefficient]]
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*[[Dose commitment]]
  
 
*[[Dose constraint]]
 
*[[Dose constraint]]
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*[[Dose conversion coefficient]]
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*[[Dose conversion convention]]
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*[[Dose conversion factor]]
  
 
*[[Dose criteria]]
 
*[[Dose criteria]]
  
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*[[Dose equivalent in an organ or tissue]]
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*[[Dose equivalent]] in an organ or tissue
  
 
*[[Dose limit]]
 
*[[Dose limit]]
  
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*[[Dose Modifying Factor]]
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*[[Dose modifying factor]]
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*[[Dose of record (E)]]
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*[[Dose of record Hp (10)]]
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*[[Dose per content function]]
  
 
*[[Dose per unit intake coefficient]]
 
*[[Dose per unit intake coefficient]]
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*[[Dose rate effectiveness factor]]
 
*[[Dose rate effectiveness factor]]
  
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*[[Dosemeter/dosimeter]]
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*[[Dose-length product]]
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*[[Dose-threshold hypothesis]]
  
 
*[[Dose-rate effect]]
 
*[[Dose-rate effect]]
  
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*[[Dose–response function ]]
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*[[Dose-response function]]
  
 
*[[Dose-threshold]]
 
*[[Dose-threshold]]
  
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*[[Dosimetrists]]
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*[[Doubling dose]]
  
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*[[Dysrhythmia]]
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*DQE (see [[Detector quantum efficiency]])
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*DRL (see [[Diagnostic reference level]])
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*[[DRL process]]
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*[[DRL quantity]]
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*[[DRL value]]
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*[[DS02]]
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*[[DS86]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="E">E</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="E">E</span></big> ===
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*EAR (see [[Excess absolute risk]])
  
 
*[[Early normal tissue responses]]
 
*[[Early normal tissue responses]]
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*[[Effect Dose 50 ]]
 
*[[Effect Dose 50 ]]
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*[[Effect modifier]]
  
 
*[[Effective charge number]]
 
*[[Effective charge number]]
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*[[Effective dose]], E
  
 
*[[Effective dose equivalent]]
 
*[[Effective dose equivalent]]
  
 
*[[Effective half-life]]
 
*[[Effective half-life]]
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*EI (see [[Exposure index]])
  
 
*[[Electron-capture decay]]
 
*[[Electron-capture decay]]
  
 
*[[Electrophysiology]]
 
*[[Electrophysiology]]
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*[[Elemental dose]]
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*ELR (i.e. Excess Lifetime Risk, see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
  
 
*[[Emergency]]
 
*[[Emergency]]
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*[[Emergency procedures]]
 
*[[Emergency procedures]]
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*[[Employer]]
  
 
*[[Endogeneous excretion]]
 
*[[Endogeneous excretion]]
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*Endosteal tissue (see [[Endosteum]])
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*[[Endosteum]]
  
 
*[[Environmental exposure]]
 
*[[Environmental exposure]]
  
 
*[[Environmental radiation protection]]
 
*[[Environmental radiation protection]]
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 +
*[[Epigenetic effects]]
  
 
*[[Epithelium]]
 
*[[Epithelium]]
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*[[Equieffective dose]]
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 +
*[[Equilibrium equivalent concentration]]
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*[[Equilibrium factor]]
  
 
*[[Equity]]
 
*[[Equity]]
  
 
*[[Equivalent dose]]
 
*[[Equivalent dose]]
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*ERR (see [[Excess relative risk]])
  
 
*[[Erythropoietin]]
 
*[[Erythropoietin]]
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*[[Ethics]]
 
*[[Ethics]]
  
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*[[Excretion rate]]
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*[[Evacuation]]
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 +
*[[Excess absolute risk]]
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 +
*Excess lifetime risk (see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Excess relative risk]]
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*[[Excretion rate (instantaneous)]]
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*[[Exclusion]]
  
 
*[[Exempt waste]]
 
*[[Exempt waste]]
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*[[Existing exposure situation]]
 
*[[Existing exposure situation]]
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*[[Exogenous excretion]]
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*[[Expanded and aligned radiation field]]
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*[[Expanded radiation field]]
  
 
*[[Exponential survival curve]]
 
*[[Exponential survival curve]]
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*[[Exposed individuals]]
  
 
*[[Exposure, external or internal]]
 
*[[Exposure, external or internal]]
  
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*[[Exposure Pathway]]
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*[[Exposure (in the context of inhalation)]]
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 +
*[[Exposure index]]
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 +
*[[Exposure pathway]]
  
 
*[[Exposure situation]]
 
*[[Exposure situation]]
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*[[Flexible tissues]]
 
*[[Flexible tissues]]
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*[[Fluence]], Φ
  
 
*[[Fluoroscopically guided interventions]]
 
*[[Fluoroscopically guided interventions]]
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*[[Fluoroscopically or computed tomography guided interventions]]
  
 
*[[Forbiddenness]]
 
*[[Forbiddenness]]
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 +
*[[Fractional absorption in the gastrointestinal tract]], f<sub>1</sub>
  
 
*[[Fractionation]]
 
*[[Fractionation]]
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*[[Fractionation and dose delivery patterns]]
  
 
*[[Fractionation sensitivity]]
 
*[[Fractionation sensitivity]]
 +
 +
*[[Frequent flyer]]
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 +
*FSU (see [[Functional subunits]])
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 +
*[[Functional subunits]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="G">G</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="G">G</span></big> ===
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*[[Gamma ray]]
 
*[[Gamma ray]]
  
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*[[Gastrointestinal]]
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*[[Gastrointestinal syndrome]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Gastrulation]]
  
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*[[Gastrointestinal syndrome]]
+
*[[Gastroschisis]]
 +
 
 +
*[[GATA binding protein 2]]
 +
 
 +
*GATA-2 (see [[GATA binding protein 2]])
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 +
*[[Genomic integrity]]
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 +
*Geomagnetic cut-off rigidity (see [[Rigidity threshold]])
  
 
*[[Graded approach]]
 
*[[Graded approach]]
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 +
*[[Graft vs host disease]]
  
 
*[[Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor]]
 
*[[Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor]]
  
 
*[[Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor]]
 
*[[Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor]]
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 +
*[[Gray]] (Gy)
 +
 +
*[[Ground-level enhancement]]
 +
 +
*[[Growth factor]]
  
 
*[[Growth fraction]]
 
*[[Growth fraction]]
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*[[Half-life, physical]]
 
*[[Half-life, physical]]
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 +
*HATM (see [[Human Alimentary Tract Model]])
  
 
*[[Hazard]]
 
*[[Hazard]]
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*[[Heliosphere]]
 
*[[Heliosphere]]
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 +
*[[Hereditary effect]]
  
 
*[[Hierarchical tissues]]
 
*[[Hierarchical tissues]]
  
 
*[[High level waste]]
 
*[[High level waste]]
 +
 +
*[[High linear energy transfer radiation]]
 +
 +
*[[Homologous recombination]]
  
 
*[[Hormones]]
 
*[[Hormones]]
 +
 +
*[[Hounsfield unit]]
 +
 +
*HRTM (see [[Human Respiratory Tract Model]])
 +
 +
*[[Human Alimentary Tract Model]]
 +
 +
*[[Human Respiratory Tract Model]]
  
 
*[[Hyperbaric oxygen]]
 
*[[Hyperbaric oxygen]]
 +
 +
*[[Hyperfractionation]]
  
 
*[[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]
 
*[[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]
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=== <big><span id="I">I</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="I">I</span></big> ===
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 +
*[[ICRU 4-element tissue]]
 +
 +
*[[ICRU sphere]]
  
 
*[[Immune system]]
 
*[[Immune system]]
  
−
*[[In vivo measurement]]
+
*IMRT (see [[Intensity-modulated radiotherapy]])
 +
 
 +
*[[In vivo radiobioassay]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Incidence]]
 +
 
 +
*Incidence rate (see [[Incidence]])
  
 
*[[Incident]]
 
*[[Incident]]
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*[[Individual decontamination]]
 
*[[Individual decontamination]]
  
−
*[[Individual dose restriction]]
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*[[Individual monitoring]]
  
−
*[[Individual monitoring]]
+
*[[Individual-related]]
  
−
*[[Informed Consent]]
+
*[[Induced genomic instability]]
  
−
*[[Ingestion exposure planning zone]]
+
*[[Informed consent]]
  
 
*[[Inhalability]]
 
*[[Inhalability]]
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*[[Institutional control]]
 
*[[Institutional control]]
 +
 +
*[[Intervention]]
 +
 +
*[[Intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]
 +
 +
*[[Intake]]
  
 
*[[Intermediate level waste]]
 
*[[Intermediate level waste]]
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=== <big><span id="K">K</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="K">K</span></big> ===
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 +
*[[Kerma]], K
 +
 +
*[[Kerma approximation]]
  
 
*[[Kp index]]
 
*[[Kp index]]
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=== <big><span id="L">L</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="L">L</span></big> ===
  
 +
*[[Lag]]
 +
 +
*[[Late normal tissue responses]]
  
 
*[[Latent time/period or latency interval]]
 
*[[Latent time/period or latency interval]]
  
−
*[[Legislators]]
+
*[[LD 50/30|LD<sub>50/30</sub>]]
  
−
*[[Limit]]
+
*LET (see [[Linear energy transfer]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Licensee]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Life Span Study]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Lifetime risk]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Lifetime risk estimates]]
  
 
*[[Limitation of dose]]
 
*[[Limitation of dose]]
  
 
*[[Lineal energy]]
 
*[[Lineal energy]]
 +
 +
*[[Linear dose response]]
 +
 +
*[[Linear energy transfer]]
  
 
*[[Linear-non-threshold model]]
 
*[[Linear-non-threshold model]]
 +
 +
*[[Linear-quadratic dose response model]]
 +
 +
*LLE (see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
 +
 +
*[[Local DRL]]
 +
 +
*Loss of Life Expectancy (see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
  
 
*[[Low Earth orbit]]
 
*[[Low Earth orbit]]
 +
 +
*[[Low dose]]
 +
 +
*[[Low dose rate]]
  
 
*[[Low level waste]]
 
*[[Low level waste]]
  
−
*[[Lung absorption type]]
+
*[[Low linear energy transfer radiation]]
 +
 
 +
*LSS (see [[Life Span Study]])
  
 
*[[Lymphatic system]]
 
*[[Lymphatic system]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="M">M</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="M">M</span></big> ===
−
 
  
 
*[[Macrophage colony stimulating factor]]
 
*[[Macrophage colony stimulating factor]]
  
 
*[[Magnetosphere]]
 
*[[Magnetosphere]]
 +
 +
*[[Marrow cellularity]]
 +
 +
*[[Mass median diameter]]
 +
 +
*MDCT (see [[Multi-detector computed tomography]])
 +
 +
*[[Mean glandular dose]]
 +
 +
*[[Measured quantity]]
  
 
*[[Medical exposure]]
 
*[[Medical exposure]]
−
 
−
*[[Medical intervention]]
 
  
 
*[[Member of the public]]
 
*[[Member of the public]]
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*[[Mitigation]]
 
*[[Mitigation]]
  
−
*[[Monitoring]]
+
*MMD (see [[Mass median diameter]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Molecular imaging]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Multifactorial diseases]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Multiplicative risk projection model]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Multistage carcinogenesis model]]
  
 
*[[Multistage tumorigenesis]]
 
*[[Multistage tumorigenesis]]
 +
 +
*[[Multitarget equation]]
 +
 +
*[[Multi-detector computed tomography]]
 +
 +
*[[Mutation component]]
  
 
*[[Myocardial perfusion]]
 
*[[Myocardial perfusion]]
 +
 +
*[[Myocardial stress test]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="N">N</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="N">N</span></big> ===
  
 +
*[[National radon survey]]
  
−
*[[Nasal Augmenter]]
+
*[[National DRL]]
−
 
 
−
*[[Natural environment]]
 
  
 
*[[Naturally occurring radioactive material]]
 
*[[Naturally occurring radioactive material]]
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*[[Neurovascular syndrome]]
 
*[[Neurovascular syndrome]]
 +
 +
*NHEJ (see [[Non-homologous end joining]])
 +
 +
*[[Noise]] (in imaging)
 +
 +
*[[Nominal value]]
 +
 +
*[[Nominal risk coefficient]]
 +
 +
*[[Non-homologous end joining]]
  
 
*[[Non-maleficence]]
 
*[[Non-maleficence]]
  
 
*[[Non-sphericity parameter]]
 
*[[Non-sphericity parameter]]
 +
 +
*[[Non-targeted effects]]
 +
 +
*[[Normal tissue complication probability]]
 +
 +
*[[Notification value]] (in CT)
 +
 +
*[[Nuclear medicine]]
  
 
*[[Nuclear track detectors]]
 
*[[Nuclear track detectors]]
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=== <big><span id="O">O</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="O">O</span></big> ===
  
 +
*OAR (see [[Organ at risk]])
 +
 +
*[[Occupancy factor]]
  
 
*[[Occupational exposure]]
 
*[[Occupational exposure]]
  
−
*[[Occupationally exposed worker]]
+
*OEA (see [[Oxygen enhancement ratio]])
  
−
*[[Operational intervention level]]
+
*[[OLINDA/EXM]]
  
−
*[[Operational monitoring]]
+
*[[Oncogene]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Operating management]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Operational quantity]]
  
 
*[[Optimisation]]
 
*[[Optimisation]]
 +
 +
*[[Optimisation of protection]]
 +
 +
*Organ absorbed dose (see [[Organ/tissue absorbed dose]])
 +
 +
*[[Organ at risk]]
 +
 +
*[[Organ dose equivalent]]
 +
 +
*[[Organ/tissue absorbed dose]]
 +
 +
*[[Other (systemic) tissues]]
  
 
*[[Orphan source]]
 
*[[Orphan source]]
  
 
*[[Oversight]]
 
*[[Oversight]]
 +
 +
*[[Oxygen enhancement ratio]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="P">P</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="P">P</span></big> ===
 +
 +
*Particle fluence (see [[Fluence]])
 +
 +
*[[Particle transport]] (in biokinetics)
  
 
*[[Particle radiance]]
 
*[[Particle radiance]]
−
 
−
*[[Patient]]
 
  
 
*[[Patient entrance reference point]]
 
*[[Patient entrance reference point]]
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*[[Pelagic]]
 
*[[Pelagic]]
 +
 +
*[[Pencil beam]]
  
 
*[[Percutaneous coronary intervention]]
 
*[[Percutaneous coronary intervention]]
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*[[Pericarditis]]
 
*[[Pericarditis]]
  
−
*[[Personal/Individual Monitoring]]
+
*[[Personal dose equivalent]], H<sub>p</sub>(d)
 +
 
 +
*[[Phantom]]
  
 
*[[Pharynx]]
 
*[[Pharynx]]
 +
 +
*[[Pilomatricoma]]
  
 
*[[Planned exposure situation]]
 
*[[Planned exposure situation]]
  
 
*[[Platelet-derived growth factor]]
 
*[[Platelet-derived growth factor]]
 +
 +
*PLDR (see [[Potentially lethal damage repair]])
 +
 +
*[[Pooled analysis]]
 +
 +
*[[Population risk]]
 +
 +
*[[Potential alpha energy concentration]]
  
 
*[[Potential exposure]]
 
*[[Potential exposure]]
 +
 +
*[[Potential recoverability correction factor]]
 +
 +
*[[Potentially lethal damage repair]]
  
 
*[[Practical radiological protection culture]]
 
*[[Practical radiological protection culture]]
  
−
*[[Precautionary principle]]
+
*[[Practice]]
  
−
*[[Precautionary principle]]
+
*PRCF (see [[Potential recoverability correction factor]])
  
 
*[[Prevailing circumstances]]
 
*[[Prevailing circumstances]]
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*[[Principle of optimisation]]
 
*[[Principle of optimisation]]
 +
 +
*[[Principles of protection]]
  
 
*[[Procedural values]]
 
*[[Procedural values]]
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*[[Projected dose]]
 
*[[Projected dose]]
  
−
*[[Prophylaxis]]
+
*[[Protection quantities]]
  
 
*[[Protection strategy]]
 
*[[Protection strategy]]
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*[[Protective action guide]]
 
*[[Protective action guide]]
−
 
−
*[[Protective clothing]]
 
  
 
*[[Prudence]]
 
*[[Prudence]]
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=== <big><span id="Q">Q</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="Q">Q</span></big> ===
  
 +
*[[Qualified expert]]
  
−
*[[Qualified expert]]
+
*[[Quality control testing]] (x-ray equipment)
 +
 
 +
*[[Quality factor]], Q(L)
 +
 
 +
*[[Quasi-threshold dose]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="R">R</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="R">R</span></big> ===
−
 
−
*[[Rad]]
 
  
 
*[[Radiation belt]]
 
*[[Radiation belt]]
  
−
*[[Radiation detriment]]
+
*Radiation detriment (see [[Detriment]])
−
 
 
−
*[[Radiation level]]
 
  
 
*[[Radiation modifier]]
 
*[[Radiation modifier]]
  
−
*[[Radiation protection programme]]
+
*[[Radiation risk]]
  
 
*[[Radiation safety officer]]
 
*[[Radiation safety officer]]
  
−
*[[Radiation Source]]
+
*[[Radiation source]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Radiation weighting factor]], w<sub>R</sub>
 +
 
 +
*[[Radiation-induced second cancer]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Radiation-induced secondary malignancy]]
  
 
*[[Radiation worker]]
 
*[[Radiation worker]]
−
 
−
*[[Radioactive contamination]]
 
  
 
*[[Radioactive dispersion device]]
 
*[[Radioactive dispersion device]]
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*[[Radioactive substance]]
 
*[[Radioactive substance]]
 +
 +
*[[Radioactive waste]]
  
 
*[[Radioactivity]]
 
*[[Radioactivity]]
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*[[Radiographer]]
 
*[[Radiographer]]
  
−
*[[Radiological Controlled Area]]
+
*[[Radiological attack]]
  
−
*[[Radiological practice in medicine]]
+
*[[Radiological controlled area]]
  
 
*[[Radiological protection principles]]
 
*[[Radiological protection principles]]
−
 
−
*[[Radiological survey]]
 
  
 
*[[Radionuclides of natural origin]]
 
*[[Radionuclides of natural origin]]
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*[[Radiosensitivity, cellular]]
 
*[[Radiosensitivity, cellular]]
 +
 +
*[[Radon progeny]]
 +
 +
*[[Radon-prone area]]
 +
 +
*RAP (see [[Reference Animal and Plant]])
 +
 +
*[[Ras]]
 +
 +
*[[Rb]]
 +
 +
*RBE (see [[Relative biological effectiveness]])
 +
 +
*[[Reactive oxygen species]]
  
 
*[[Reasonableness]]
 
*[[Reasonableness]]
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*[[Recovery responder]]
 
*[[Recovery responder]]
  
−
*[[Red (bone) marrow]]
+
*[[Recovery (cellular or tissue)]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Redox]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Reference air kerma]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Reference Animal and Plant]]
  
 
*[[Reference bioassay function]]
 
*[[Reference bioassay function]]
  
 
*[[Reference biokinetic model]]
 
*[[Reference biokinetic model]]
 +
 +
*[[Referrer]]
 +
 +
*Reference female (see [[Reference Person]])
 +
 +
*[[Reference individual]]
  
 
*[[Reference level]]
 
*[[Reference level]]
  
−
*[[Reference Man]]
+
*Reference male (see [[Reference Person]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Reference parameter value]]
  
−
*[[Regulation]]
+
*[[Reference Person]]
  
−
*[[Regulator]]
+
*[[Reference phantom]]
  
−
*[[Rehabilitation]]
+
*[[Reference value]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Reference worker]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Region]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Regional diagnostic reference levels]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Registry]]
 +
 
 +
*REID (see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Rigidity threshold]]
  
 
*[[Rehabilitation of living conditions]]
 
*[[Rehabilitation of living conditions]]
 +
 +
*[[Relative biological effectiveness]]
 +
 +
*[[Relative life lost]]
 +
 +
*[[Relative risk]]
 +
 +
*[[Relative survival]]
  
 
*[[Relocation]]
 
*[[Relocation]]
−
 
−
*[[Rem]]
 
  
 
*[[Remedial action]]
 
*[[Remedial action]]
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*[[Respiratory protection]]
 
*[[Respiratory protection]]
 +
 +
*Response function (see [[Dose-response function]])
  
 
*[[Retrievability]]
 
*[[Retrievability]]
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*[[Rigidity]]
 
*[[Rigidity]]
  
−
*[[Risk constraint]]
+
*[[Ring chromosome]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Risk]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Risk coefficient]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Risk model]]
 +
 
 +
*RISM (see [[Radiation-induced secondary malignancy]])
 +
 
 +
*Risk of exposure-induced death (see (see [[Lifetime risk estimates]])
 +
 
 +
*ROS (see [[Reactive oxygen species]])
  
 
*[[Routine monitoring]]
 
*[[Routine monitoring]]
 +
 +
*RR (see [[Relative risk]])
  
 
=== <big><span id="S">S</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="S">S</span></big> ===
  
−
*[[Safety analysis]]
+
*[[S coefficient (radiation weighted)]]
 +
 
 +
*SAF (see [[Specific absorbed fraction]])
  
 
*[[Safety case]]
 
*[[Safety case]]
 +
 +
*[[Safety]]
  
 
*[[Safety culture]]
 
*[[Safety culture]]
  
 
*[[Scintigraphy]]
 
*[[Scintigraphy]]
 +
 +
*[[Sealed source]]
 +
 +
*[[Secondary radiation]]
 +
 +
*[[Secretory cells]]
 +
 +
*[[Security]]
 +
 +
*[[Security screening]]
 +
 +
*SEE (see [[Specific effective energy]]]
  
 
*[[Self-help protection]]
 
*[[Self-help protection]]
  
 
*[[Senescence]]
 
*[[Senescence]]
 +
 +
*[[Severe deterministic injury]]
 +
 +
*[[Sheltering]]
 +
 +
*[[Shielding]]
 +
 +
*[[Sievert]] (Sv)
 +
 +
*[[Size-specific dose estimate]]
 +
 +
*SLDR (see [[Sublethal damage repair]])
 +
 +
*[[Slice]] (in CT & CBCT)
  
 
*[[Slow repair]]
 
*[[Slow repair]]
  
−
*[[Soft tissue]]
+
*SOBP (see [[Spread-out Bragg peak]])
  
 
*[[Solar cosmic radiation]]
 
*[[Solar cosmic radiation]]
  
 
*[[Solar cycle]]
 
*[[Solar cycle]]
 +
 +
*[[Solar flare]]
  
 
*[[Solar particle event]]
 
*[[Solar particle event]]
  
 
*[[Solar wind]]
 
*[[Solar wind]]
 +
 +
*[[Somatic effect]]
 +
 +
*Source (see [[Radiation source]])
 +
 +
*[[Source region]]
  
 
*[[Source term]]
 
*[[Source term]]
  
 
*[[Source-related]]
 
*[[Source-related]]
 +
 +
*[[Source-related assessment]]
  
 
*[[South Atlantic anomaly]]  
 
*[[South Atlantic anomaly]]  
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*[[Special (non-routine) monitoring]]
 
*[[Special (non-routine) monitoring]]
  
−
*[[Species]]
+
*[[Specific absorbed fraction]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Specific effective energy]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Spongiosa]]
  
 
*[[Spontaneous fission]]
 
*[[Spontaneous fission]]
 +
 +
*[[Spread-out Bragg peak]]
  
 
*[[Stakeholder]]
 
*[[Stakeholder]]
 +
 +
*[[Standard-size adult]]
 +
 +
*[[Stem cell]]
  
 
*[[Stenosis]]
 
*[[Stenosis]]
 +
 +
*[[Stochastic effect]]
  
 
*[[Storage]]
 
*[[Storage]]
  
−
*[[Stress test]]
+
*[[Subcutaneous tissue]]
  
−
*[[Stroke]]
+
*[[Sublethal damage repair]]
−
 
 
−
*[[Subcutaneous tissue]]
 
  
 
*[[Substantial radiation dose level]]
 
*[[Substantial radiation dose level]]
  
−
*[[Supervised Area]]
+
*[[Superposition principle]] (in dosimetry)
  
−
*[[Syndrome]]
+
*[[Supervised area]]
  
−
*[[System of radiological protection]]
+
*[[Surface contamination]]
  
 
*[[Systemic model]]
 
*[[Systemic model]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="T">T</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="T">T</span></big> ===
−
 
  
 
*[[Tachycardia]]
 
*[[Tachycardia]]
−
 
−
*[[Target cell]]
 
  
 
*[[Target region]]
 
*[[Target region]]
  
 
*[[Target tissue]]
 
*[[Target tissue]]
 +
 +
*[[Targeted effects]]
  
 
*[[Telangiectasia]]
 
*[[Telangiectasia]]
 +
 +
*[[Teratocarcinoma]]
  
 
*[[Thermodynamic diameter]]
 
*[[Thermodynamic diameter]]
  
−
*[[Thoron]]
+
*[[Thoracic airways]]
  
 
*[[Threshold dose for tissue reactions]]
 
*[[Threshold dose for tissue reactions]]
 +
 +
*[[Threshold level]]
 +
 +
*Tissue absorbed dose (see [[Organ/tissue absorbed dose]])
 +
 +
*[[Thoron progeny]]
  
 
*[[Thyroid blocking]]
 
*[[Thyroid blocking]]
  
 
*[[Time factor]]
 
*[[Time factor]]
 +
 +
*[[Time-resolved computed tomography]]
  
 
*[[Tissue equivalent material]]
 
*[[Tissue equivalent material]]
 +
 +
*[[Tissue reaction]]
 +
 +
*[[Tissue weighting factor]]
  
 
*[[Tolerability]]
 
*[[Tolerability]]
  
−
*[[Trabecular (bone) marrow]]
+
*[[Tolerance dose]] (in Radiotherapy)
  
 
*[[Track structure]]
 
*[[Track structure]]
  
 
*[[Transfer compartment]]
 
*[[Transfer compartment]]
 +
 +
*[[Transfer of risk]]
  
 
*[[Transfer rate]]
 
*[[Transfer rate]]
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*[[Transforming growth factor]]
 
*[[Transforming growth factor]]
  
−
*[[Transit cells]]
+
*[[Transgenerational effect]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Translocation]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Transmission detection system]]
  
 
*[[Transparency]]
 
*[[Transparency]]
 +
 +
*Transport of risk (see [[Transfer of risk]])
 +
 +
*[[Tumour suppressor gene]]
  
 
*[[Trapped particles]]
 
*[[Trapped particles]]
  
−
*[[Type of exposure situations]]
+
*[[Treatment preparation in radiotherapy]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Trophic level]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Types of materials]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Typical value]] (for DRL)
  
 
=== <big><span id="U">U</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="U">U</span></big> ===
  
 +
*[[Unattached fraction]]
  
 
*[[Unsealed source]]
 
*[[Unsealed source]]
 +
 +
*[[Upper reference levels]]
 +
 +
*[[Uptake]]
  
 
*[[Utilitarian ethics]]
 
*[[Utilitarian ethics]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="V">V</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="V">V</span></big> ===
−
 
  
 
*[[Value judgement]]
 
*[[Value judgement]]
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*[[Virtue ethics]]
 
*[[Virtue ethics]]
 +
 +
*[[Voxel phantom]]
  
 
=== <big><span id="W">W</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="W">W</span></big> ===
  
 
*[[Waste disposal]]
 
*[[Waste disposal]]
 +
 +
*[[Waste management]]
  
 
*[[Wisdom]]
 
*[[Wisdom]]
  
−
*[[Workers' health surveillance]]
+
*WL (see [[Working level]])
 +
 
 +
*WLM (see [[Working level month]])
 +
 
 +
*[[Worker]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Working level]]
 +
 
 +
*[[Working level month]]
 +
 
 +
*w<sub>T</sub> (see [[Tissue weighting factor]])
 +
 
 +
*w<sub>R</sub> (see [[Radiation weighting factor]])
  
 
=== <big><span id="X">X</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="X">X</span></big> ===
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=== <big><span id="Z">Z</span></big> ===
 
=== <big><span id="Z">Z</span></big> ===
 +
 +
=== <big><span id="ZZ">...</span></big> ===
 +
 +
*[[α/β value]]
 +
 +
*α/β ratio (see [[α/β value]])
 +
 +
*[[γH2AX foci]]
  
 
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