Comments on radiation dosimetry and linear energy transfer

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1991 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Sozial- und Pr�ventivmedizin SPM, volume 36, pages 222-224 (issn: 0303-8408, eissn: 1420-911X,

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Authors: I, Cordt-Riehle;

doi: 10.1007/bf01359150

pmid: 1750271

Comments on radiation dosimetry and linear energy transfer

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Abstract

The quantification of the physical effects of ionizing radiation in human tissue is the basis of risk assessment. This quantification results from determination of kerma or absorbed dose. The procedure for the absolute determination of absorbed dose with an ionization chamber is discussed. The biological effects of ionizing radiation are dependent, not only on the absorbed dose but also on a second physical parameter, the linear energy transfer.

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University of Zurich
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Keywords

Radiation Effects, Energy Transfer, Radiation, Ionizing, Humans, Radiation Dosage

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