RADIATION DOSIMETRY A THEORY RADIATION DOSES non-SI units (relationship between units) Dose Formula SI units Absorbed Dose, ΔΕ J/kg = Gray (Gy) rad 1 Gy = 100 rad Δm AE is the energy lost from the radiation beam, and Am is the mass of the material into which the energy is absorbed. до C/kg Roentgen (R) 1R = 2,58 · 104 C/kg Exposure dose, Дт where AQ is the electric charge freed by such radiation in a specified volume of air divided by the mass Am of that air. Relationship between absorbed dose and exposure dose D = f · X D is adsorbed dose , f is a coefficient depending on the kind of tissue being irradiated. Equivalent Dose, Sievert H = Q ·D where H is dose equivalent, Q is relative biological effectiveness of a particular kind of radiation, D is adsorbed dose. rem Н (Sv) 1 Sv =100 rem HE ΣΗΤ where HT = Wr ·H, is the tissue-weighted dose equivalent to an organ or tissue, Hr is the dose equivalent to the organ or tissue and the WT applicable to that organ or Effective Sievert rem Equivalent Dose , Нef (Sv) 1 Sv =100 rem tissue. Table 1 – Quality factors for different kinds of radiation Table 2 – Dimensionless weighting factors (Wt) Tissue WT Type of Radiation Gonads 0.25 Breast 0.15 х-гаys Red bone marrow 0.12 Lungs Thyroid Bone surfaces Remainder 0.12 0.03 20 0.03 Neutrons (fast) 10 0.30 Protons 10 Total body 1.00 DOSE RATES 1. Adsorbed dose rate: Np == Table 3 – Exposure constants Radionuclides k, (µGy-m³/GBq-h at 1 m)* 137CS н 2. Dose equivalent rate: Nµ = 88.11 99mTc 15.95 3. Exposure rate: Nx | 201TI 12.16 Exposure rate at a distance r from the source of "Mo radiation can be found as 39.46 67GA 20.54 1231 where is ky is exposure constant for a given radioisotope, A is activity of the radioactive source, r is distance from the source of the radiation. ky'A 41.89 Nx r2 "In 55.41 37.03 $ICo 15.16 1311 18Fb 58.65 154.05

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RADIATION DOSIMETRY
A THEORY
RADIATION DOSES
non-SI units
(relationship
between units)
Dose
Formula
SI
units
Absorbed Dose,
ΔΕ
J/kg =
Gray (Gy)
rad
1 Gy = 100 rad
Δm
AE is the energy lost from the radiation
beam, and Am is the mass of the material
into which the energy is absorbed.
до
C/kg
Roentgen (R)
1R = 2,58 · 104
C/kg
Exposure dose,
Дт
where AQ is the electric charge freed by
such radiation in a specified volume of air
divided by the mass Am of that air.
Relationship between absorbed dose and
exposure dose
D = f · X
D is adsorbed dose , f is a coefficient
depending on the kind of tissue being
irradiated.
Equivalent Dose,
Sievert
H = Q ·D
where H is dose equivalent, Q is relative
biological effectiveness of a particular kind
of radiation, D is adsorbed dose.
rem
Н
(Sv)
1 Sv =100 rem
HE ΣΗΤ
where HT = Wr ·H, is the tissue-weighted
dose equivalent to an organ or tissue, Hr is
the dose equivalent to the organ or tissue
and the WT applicable to that organ or
Effective
Sievert
rem
Equivalent Dose
, Нef
(Sv)
1 Sv =100 rem
tissue.
Table 1 – Quality factors for different kinds
of radiation
Table 2 – Dimensionless weighting factors
(Wt)
Tissue
WT
Type of Radiation
Gonads
0.25
Breast
0.15
х-гаys
Red bone marrow
0.12
Lungs
Thyroid
Bone surfaces
Remainder
0.12
0.03
20
0.03
Neutrons (fast)
10
0.30
Protons
10
Total body
1.00

DOSE RATES
1. Adsorbed dose rate: Np ==
Table 3 – Exposure constants
Radionuclides k, (µGy-m³/GBq-h at 1 m)*
137CS
н
2. Dose equivalent rate: Nµ =
88.11
99mTc
15.95
3. Exposure rate: Nx
| 201TI
12.16
Exposure rate at a distance r from the source of "Mo
radiation can be found as
39.46
67GA
20.54
1231
where is ky is exposure constant for a
given radioisotope, A is activity of the radioactive
source, r is distance from the source of the radiation.
ky'A
41.89
Nx
r2
"In
55.41
37.03
$ICo
15.16
1311
18Fb
58.65
154.05

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