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FREE-IN-AIR AIR KERMA [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

It is replaced for this purpose by a conventionally true value of Hp(d), which is established by measuring the free-in-airair kerma(or exposure) in a well defined field with a calibrated instrument, and then applying a conversion coefficient to the result.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] elle est dès lors remplacée par une valeur reconnue comme exacte de Hp (d), qui est fixée en mesurant le kerma de l'air libre-dans-l'air (ou l'exposition) dans un champ bien défini à l'aide d'un instrument étalonné [...]

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