Effective dose (radiation)
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Effective dose (radiation)
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Effective dose is a dose quantity in the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) system of radiological protection. It is the tissue-weighted sum of the equivalent doses in all specified tissues and organs of the human body and represents the stochastic health risk to the whole body, which is the probability of cancer induction and genetic effects, of low levels of ionizing radiation. It takes into account the type of radiation and the nature of each organ or tissue being irra
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Probability of ill health effects from ionizing radiation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_dose_(radiation)
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2024-03-11T12:08:18Z
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