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The maximum absorbed dose to the most heavily exposed localised region of skin (i.e. the localised region of skin that lies within the primary x-ray beam for the longest period of time or multiple exposures during a fluoroscopically guided procedure). The notation used by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements for this quantity is D<sub>skin, local</sub> (ICRU, 2005). The notation used by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements is D<sub>skin,max</sub> (NCRP, 2010). Peak skin dose is measured in units of Gy (NCRP, 2010). (Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 123]], 2013)
''[[ICRP Glossary]] entry - May 2019''
''[[ICRP Glossary]] entry - May 2019''
