equivalent dose
as defined in Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE laying down basic safety standards for…, Article 4, point (79)
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 with different values of wR, the total equivalent dose, HT, is given by: [pic] The appropriate wR values are specified in Publication 103 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. The unit for equivalent dose is the sievert.
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- Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the… 32013L0059, Article 4, point (33)
the absorbed dose, in tissue or organ T weighted for the type and quality of radiation R. It is given by: , 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 with…