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<span style= "font-size:115%;" style="line-height: 1.1em;"> '''Radiation dose is a measure of the amount of exposure to radiation. There are three kinds of dose in radiological protection. ''Absorbed dose'' is a measureable, physical quantity, while ''equivalent dose'' and ''effective dose'' are specifically for radiological protection purposes.''' </span>
 
<span style= "font-size:115%;" style="line-height: 1.1em;"> '''Radiation dose is a measure of the amount of exposure to radiation. There are three kinds of dose in radiological protection. ''Absorbed dose'' is a measureable, physical quantity, while ''equivalent dose'' and ''effective dose'' are specifically for radiological protection purposes.''' </span>

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Radiation dose is a measure of the amount of exposure to radiation. There are three kinds of dose in radiological protection. Absorbed dose is a measureable, physical quantity, while equivalent dose and effective dose are specifically for radiological protection purposes.


Effective dose in particular is a central feature of radiological protection. It sums up any number of different exposures into a single number that reflects, in a general way, the overall risk. The concept may be complex, but it makes radiological protection practical to implement.

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