Dosimetric Quantities and Units

Dosimetric Quantities and Units

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Contents

Introduction Exposure Absorbed Dose Kerma Dose Equivalent

Committed Dose Equivalent Effective Dose Equivalent

Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) Total Organ Dose Equivalent (TODE) Summary

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INTRODUCTION

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International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)

The group formally charged with defining the quantities and units employed in radiation protection.

Key Reports:

Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation. ICRU Report 60 (1998).

Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection Dosimetry. ICRU Report 51 (1993).

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International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)

Make recommendations regarding radiation protection. Usually employ ICRU terminology, but sometimes get involved in defining radiological quantities and units.

Key Publications:

Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 26 (1977)

Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 60 (1990)

Recommendations of the International Commission on

Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 103 (2008)

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