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AVERTABLE DOSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Emergency Management
CONT

Intervention levels in emergency exposure situations are expressed in terms of avertable dose, [that is to say] a protective action is indicated if the dose that can be averted is greater than the corresponding dose for the intervention level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Écart entre la dose que recevrait une personne exposée à un rayonnement en l'absence de protection et la dose qu'elle recevrait si elle était protégée.

OBS

dose évitable : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 septembre 2005.

Spanish

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