Deep-dose equivalent
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The Deep-dose equivalent (DDE) is the external whole-body exposure dose equivalent at a tissue depth of 1 cm (1000 mg/cm2).
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- Radioactivity
- Radiation poisoningRadiation poisoningAcute radiation syndrome also known as radiation poisoning, radiation sickness or radiation toxicity, is a constellation of health effects which occur within several months of exposure to high amounts of ionizing radiation...
- Ionizing radiationIonizing radiationIonizing radiation is radiation composed of particles that individually have sufficient energy to remove an electron from an atom or molecule. This ionization produces free radicals, which are atoms or molecules containing unpaired electrons...
- Total effective dose equivalentTotal effective dose equivalentThe Total effective dose equivalent is a dosimetric quantity used for comparing the health effects of radiation to the human body.TEDE is used by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to define dose limits for occupationally exposed individuals and members of the general public...
- Collective doseCollective doseCollective dose is a measure of the total amount of effective dose multiplied by the size of the exposed population. Collective dose is usually measured in units of person-rem or person-sieverts, or man-rem or man-sievert.-References:**-See also:...
- Cumulative doseCumulative doseCumulative dose is the total dose resulting from repeated exposures of ionizing radiation to an occupationally exposed worker to the same portion of the body, or to the whole body, over a period of time.-References:*-See also:*Radioactivity...
- Committed dose equivalent
- Committed effective dose equivalent