Difference between revisions of "Effective dose"

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the effective dose is calculated as:
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Effective dose is calculated as:
 
 
 
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E = \sum\limits_T w_T \cdot [\frac{H_T^M + H_T^F}{2}]
 
E = \sum\limits_T w_T \cdot [\frac{H_T^M + H_T^F}{2}]
 
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where <math>H_T^M</math> and <math>H_F^M</math> are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs <math>r_T</math> of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and <math>w_T</math> is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue T, with <math>\sum\limits_T w_T = 1</math>.
 
where <math>H_T^M</math> and <math>H_F^M</math> are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs <math>r_T</math> of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and <math>w_T</math> is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue T, with <math>\sum\limits_T w_T = 1</math>.
  

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Effective dose is calculated as: [math] E = \sum\limits_T w_T \cdot [\frac{H_T^M + H_T^F}{2}] [/math] where [math]H_T^M[/math] and [math]H_F^M[/math] are the equivalent doses to the tissues or organs [math]r_T[/math] of the Reference Adult Male and the Reference Adult Female, respectively and [math]w_T[/math] is the tissue weighting factor for target tissue T, with [math]\sum\limits_T w_T = 1[/math].

Effective dose is a weighted average of equivalent doses to organs/tissues. The averaging is performed over all organs and tissues of the human body for which radiation detriment can be quantified and for which [math]w_T[/math] values are assigned. As [math]w_R[/math] and [math]w_T[/math] are dimensionless, the SI unit for effective dose is the same as for absorbed dose J kg(-1) and its special name is sievert (Sv).


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