EQUIVALENT DOSE, EFFECTIVE DOSE, and
COMMITTED EFFECTIVE DOSE
ICRP 60 Equivalent Dose
T R R T,R
H=3 WD
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue T
R
W = radiation weighting factor
T,R
D = absorbed dose averaged over tissue T due to
radiation R
ICRP 60 Effective Dose
TTT
E=3 WH
E = effective dose to the individual
T
W = tissue weighting factor
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue(s) T
ICRP 60 Committed Effective Dose
T=i T T remainder T=K T T
E(50) = 3 W H (50) + W 3 m H (50)
T=j T=1
T=K T
3 m
T=1
E(50) = committed effective dose
Tij
W = tissue weighting factor for tissues & organs T to T
TK1
m = mass of the remainder tissues T to T
remainder T
W = 0.05 (the W assigned to the remainder tissues)
ICRP 23 REFERENCE MAN
Daily Water Intake = 2.2 liters / day
Breathing Rate = 2 E4 ml / min
Skin surface area = 18,000 cm
2
There are approximately 10 cells in the human body.
13
There are 140 g of potassium in reference man, 125 nCi
(4.625kBq) is K which results in 0.25 mrem/wk or13
40
mrem/yr (2.5 ìSv/wk or 0.13 mSv/yr) to the whole body.
EQUIVALENT DOSE, EFFECTIVE DOSE, and
COMMITTED EFFECTIVE DOSE
ICRP 60 Equivalent Dose
T R R T,R
H=3 WD
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue T
R
W = radiation weighting factor
T,R
D = absorbed dose averaged over tissue T due to
radiation R
ICRP 60 Effective Dose
TTT
E=3 WH
E = effective dose to the individual
T
W = tissue weighting factor
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue(s) T
ICRP 60 Committed Effective Dose
T=i T T remainder T=K T T
E(50) = 3 W H (50) + W 3 m H (50)
T=j T=1
T=K T
3 m
T=1
E(50) = committed effective dose
Tij
W = tissue weighting factor for tissues & organs T to T
TK1
m = mass of the remainder tissues T to T
remainder T
W = 0.05 (the W assigned to the remainder tissues)
ICRP 23 REFERENCE MAN
Daily Water Intake = 2.2 liters / day
Breathing Rate = 2 E4 ml / min
Skin surface area = 18,000 cm
2
There are approximately 10 cells in the human body.
13
There are 140 g of potassium in reference man, 125 nCi
(4.625kBq) is K which results in 0.25 mrem/wk or13
40
mrem/yr (2.5 ìSv/wk or 0.13 mSv/yr) to the whole body.
EQUIVALENT DOSE, EFFECTIVE DOSE, and
COMMITTED EFFECTIVE DOSE
ICRP 60 Equivalent Dose
T R R T,R
H=3 WD
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue T
R
W = radiation weighting factor
T,R
D = absorbed dose averaged over tissue T due to
radiation R
ICRP 60 Effective Dose
TTT
E=3 WH
E = effective dose to the individual
T
W = tissue weighting factor
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue(s) T
ICRP 60 Committed Effective Dose
T=i T T remainder T=K T T
E(50) = 3 W H (50) + W 3 m H (50)
T=j T=1
T=K T
3 m
T=1
E(50) = committed effective dose
Tij
W = tissue weighting factor for tissues & organs T to T
TK1
m = mass of the remainder tissues T to T
remainder T
W = 0.05 (the W assigned to the remainder tissues)
ICRP 23 REFERENCE MAN
Daily Water Intake = 2.2 liters / day
Breathing Rate = 2 E4 ml / min
Skin surface area = 18,000 cm
2
There are approximately 10 cells in the human body.
13
There are 140 g of potassium in reference man, 125 nCi
(4.625kBq) is K which results in 0.25 mrem/wk or13
40
mrem/yr (2.5 ìSv/wk or 0.13 mSv/yr) to the whole body.
EQUIVALENT DOSE, EFFECTIVE DOSE, and
COMMITTED EFFECTIVE DOSE
ICRP 60 Equivalent Dose
T R R T,R
H=3 WD
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue T
R
W = radiation weighting factor
T,R
D = absorbed dose averaged over tissue T due to
radiation R
ICRP 60 Effective Dose
TTT
E=3 WH
E = effective dose to the individual
T
W = tissue weighting factor
T
H = equivalent dose in tissue(s) T
ICRP 60 Committed Effective Dose
T=i T T remainder T=K T T
E(50) = 3 W H (50) + W 3 m H (50)
T=j T=1
T=K T
3 m
T=1
E(50) = committed effective dose
Tij
W = tissue weighting factor for tissues & organs T to T
TK1
m = mass of the remainder tissues T to T
remainder T
W = 0.05 (the W assigned to the remainder tissues)
ICRP 23 REFERENCE MAN
Daily Water Intake = 2.2 liters / day
Breathing Rate = 2 E4 ml / min
Skin surface area = 18,000 cm
2
There are approximately 10 cells in the human body.
13
There are 140 g of potassium in reference man, 125 nCi
(4.625kBq) is K which results in 0.25 mrem/wk or13
40
mrem/yr (2.5 ìSv/wk or 0.13 mSv/yr) to the whole body.