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A dimensionless factor by which the organ or tissue absorbed dose component of a radiation type R is multiplied to reflect reflect the higher [[relative biological effectiveness effectiveness]] of high-LET radiations compared with low-LET radiationsthat radiation type. It is used to derive the organ [[equivalent dose ]] from the mean [[absorbed dose averaged over a ]] in an organ or tissue or organ. ( [[ICRP Publication 103130]], 2007)2015
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=== from [[ICRP Publication 131]], 2015 ===