DOSE EQUIVALENT


Meaning of DOSE EQUIVALENT in English

The product of absorbed dose in tissue multiplied by a quality factor and then sometimes multiplied by other necessary modifying factors at the location of interest. It is expressed numerically in rems or sieverts (see 10 CFR 20.1003 ).

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).