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=== from [[ICRP Publication 127]], 2014 ===
The tissue-weighted sum of the equivalent doses in all specified tissues and organsof organ sof the body given by the expression:
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where <math>H_T</math> or <math>w_R D_{T,R}</math> is the equivalent dose in a tissue or organ <math>T</math>, and <math>w_T</math> is the tissue weighting factor. The unit for effective dose is the same as for absorbed dose(J kg<sup>-1</sup>) and its special name is sievert (Sv).
