equivalent dose
as defined in Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety…, Article 4, point (33) (Definitions)
(33)
"equivalent dose" (HT) is the absorbed dose, in tissue or organ T weighted for the type and quality of radiation R. It is given by:
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where
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DT,R |
is the absorbed dose averaged over tissue or organ T, due to radiation R, |
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wR |
is the radiation weighting factor. |
When the radiation field is composed of types and energies with different values of wR, the total equivalent dose, HT, is given by:
The values for wR are specified in Annex II, Part A. The unit for equivalent dose is the sievert (Sv);
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the absorbed dose, in tissue or organ T weighted for the type and quality of radiation R. It is given by: [pic] where – DT,R is the absorbed dose averaged over tissue or organ T, due to radiation R, – wR is the radiation weighting factor. When the radiation field is composed of types and energies…