Effective dose
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the effective dose is calculated as:
[math]H_T^M[/math]
where H_T^M and H_T^F 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 ∑_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 wT 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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