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| − | where <math>H_T^M</math> and <math>H_F^M</math> are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs <math>r_T</math> of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and <math>w_T</math> is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue T, with <math>\sum\limits_T w_T = 1</math>. | + | where <math>H_T^M</math> and <math>H_F^M</math> are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs <math>r_T</math> of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and <math>w_T</math> is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue <math>T</math>, with <math>\sum\limits_T w_T = 1</math>. |
Effective dose is a weighted average of equivalent doses to organs/tissues. The averaging is performed over all organs and tissues of the human body for which radiation detriment can be quantified and for which <math>w_T</math> values are assigned. As <math>w_R</math> and <math>w_T</math> are dimensionless, the SI unit for effective dose is the same as for absorbed dose J kg<sup>(-1)</sup> and its special name is [[sievert]] (Sv). | Effective dose is a weighted average of equivalent doses to organs/tissues. The averaging is performed over all organs and tissues of the human body for which radiation detriment can be quantified and for which <math>w_T</math> values are assigned. As <math>w_R</math> and <math>w_T</math> are dimensionless, the SI unit for effective dose is the same as for absorbed dose J kg<sup>(-1)</sup> and its special name is [[sievert]] (Sv). | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 28 March 2021
Effective dose is calculated as:
E = \sum\limits_T w_T \cdot [\frac{H_T^M + H_T^F}{2}]
where H_T^M and H_F^M are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs r_T of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and w_T is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue T, with \sum\limits_T w_T = 1.
Effective dose is a weighted average of equivalent doses to organs/tissues. The averaging is performed over all organs and tissues of the human body for which radiation detriment can be quantified and for which w_T values are assigned. As w_R and w_T are dimensionless, the SI unit for effective dose is the same as for absorbed dose J kg(-1) and its special name is sievert (Sv).
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