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Radiation quantities and units—understanding the sievert

P J Allisy-Roberts

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NOTE

International recommendations for changes to the SI brochure regarding the definition and use of the quantity dose equivalent are presented. The second part of this note is a simple explanation of the difference between a radiation quantity and its unit.


PACS

87.53.-j Effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems

87.55.N- Radiation monitoring, control, and safety

Subjects

Medical physics

Dates

Issue 1 (March 2005)

Received 11 May 2004, accepted for publication 14 January 2005, in final form 14 January 2005

Published 8 March 2005



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