Exposure (in the context of inhalation)

The product of the air concentration of a radionuclide to which a person is exposed (Bq m^-3) and the time of exposure. More generally when the air concentration varies with time the time integral of the air concentration of a radionuclide to which a person is exposed integrated over the time of exposure.

ICRP Publication 130, 2015

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