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http://rdf.iit.demokritos.gr/2014/iaeaSafetyGlossary/id202
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nreo:canonicalLabel "[dose equivalent]" (en)
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skos:definition "The product of the 'absorbed dose' at a point in the tissue or organ and the <br/>
appropriate 'quality factor' for the type of 'radiation' giving rise to the 'dose'.<br/>
A measure of the 'dose' to a tissue or organ designed to reflect the amount of <br/>harm caused.<br/>A quantity used by the International Commission on Radiation Units and <br/>Measurements in defining the operational quantities 'ambient dose equivalent', <br/>'directional dose equivalent' and 'personal dose equivalent' (see <i>dose equivalent <br/>quantities</i>). The quantity 'dose equivalent' has been superseded for <i>radiation <br/>protection</i> purposes by 'equivalent dose'. (From Ref. [1].)<br/>
<b>['effective dose equivalent, H '</b><b>]'.'</b> A measure of 'dose' designed to reflect the <br/>
<i><b>E</b></i><br/>
'risk' associated with the 'dose', calculated as the weighted sum of the <i>dose <br/>equivalents</i> in the different tissues of the body.<br/>
Superseded by 'effective dose'.<br/>" (en)
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