Difference between revisions of "Dose equivalent"
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| − | Dose equivalent in an organ or tissue is the product of the mean [[quality factor]], <math>Q_T</math>, and the mean [[absorbed dose], <math>D_T</math>, in an organ or tissue <math>T</math>: | + | Dose equivalent in an organ or tissue is the product of the mean [[quality factor]], <math>Q_T</math>, and the mean [[absorbed dose]], <math>D_T</math>, in an organ or tissue <math>T</math>: |
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 18 August 2021
Dose equivalent in an organ or tissue is the product of the mean quality factor, [math]Q_T[/math], and the mean absorbed dose, [math]D_T[/math], in an organ or tissue [math]T[/math]:
[math] H_{t,Q} = Q_TD_T [/math]
A quantity introduced by ICRP in ICRP Publication 26, 1977 and replaced by equivalent dose in an organ or tissue in ICRP Publication 60, 1991.
ICRP Publication 123, 2013
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