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Organ/tissue absorbed dose

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Absorbed dose, [math]D[/math], averaged over an organ or tissue region, [math]T[/math], as:

[math] D_T=\frac{\epsilon_T}{m_T} [/math]

Where [math]\epsilon_T[/math] is the mean total energy imparted in a tissue or organ [math]T[/math], and [math]m_T[/math] is the mass of that tissue or organ.


ICRP Publication 130, 2015

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