Dosimetry
Explanation of Exposure Report
Definition of Terms: |
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| Deep Dose Equivalent: | Applies to external whole-body exposure (at a tissue depth of 1cm). |
| Dose Equivalent: | The amount of radiation energy absorbed by human tissue. |
| Eye Dose Equivalent: | Applies to the external exposure of the lens of the eye (at a tissue depth of 0.3 cm). |
| Minimum Dose Equivalent: | Dose equivalents for the monitoring period which fall below the minimum reportable quantity (depends on dosimeter and radiation type) are reported as an "M". |
| mrem: | Refers to a unit of measure, "millirem", which measures the amount of dose to human tissue. |
| Shallow Dose Equivalent: | Applies to external exposure of the skin or an extremity (at a tissue depth of 0.7 cm and averaged over an area of 1 cm2. |
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