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Ambient dose equivalent |
Ambient dose equivalent
H*(d): The ambient dose equivalent
H*(d), at a point, is the dose equivalent that would be produced by the corresponding expanded and aligned field, in the
ICRU sphere at a depth
d in millimeters on the radius opposing the direction of the aligned field. For measurement of strongly penetrating radiations, the reference depth used is 10 mm and and quantity is donoted
H*(10).
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Last modified: 13.09.07 by jross
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