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EFFECTIVE DOSE (SIEVERT) [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Protection of Life
CONT

Multiplication of equivalent dose to each organ/tissue by the tissue weighting factor (wT) to represent the relative probability (risk) that unit equivalent dose to that organ will lead to a health effect; these weighted organ doses are summed to obtain the effective dose (sievert).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Sécurité des personnes
CONT

Le sievert de dose efficace est [...] une unité de risque à ne pas confondre avec le sievert de dose équivalente.

Spanish

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