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Ionising radiation

A general term used when the context is not specific to a particular dosimetric quantity related to the exposure of an individual to ionising radiation. When the context is specific the name or symbol for the dosimetric quantity is used.

(ICRP Publication 135, 2017)

See also the ICRPaedia entry on absorbed, equivalent, and effective dose.

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