Plutonium Biokinetics in Human Body A. Luciani - Kit-Bibliothek - FZK
Plutonium Biokinetics in Human Body A. Luciani - Kit-Bibliothek - FZK
Plutonium Biokinetics in Human Body A. Luciani - Kit-Bibliothek - FZK
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present. As the radiation weight<strong>in</strong>g factors are dimensionless, the SI unit for the equivalent dose is<br />
still J kg -1 , as the absorbed dose. The special name for this quantity is “sievert” (Sv).<br />
The probability of occurr<strong>in</strong>g stochastic effects relat<strong>in</strong>g to the absorption of a certa<strong>in</strong><br />
equivalent dose is however depend<strong>in</strong>g on the specific irradiated organ or tissue as well. Therefore<br />
the equivalent dose is corrected <strong>in</strong> order to obta<strong>in</strong> a quantity better correlated to the probability of<br />
stochastic effects. The factor by which the equivalent dose absorbed by an organ or a tissue T is<br />
weighted is called tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factor, w T, and the result<strong>in</strong>g quantity is called effective dose, E,<br />
expressed as follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
The effective dose can be easily expressed <strong>in</strong> terms of absorbed dose:<br />
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equation A.4<br />
equation A.5<br />
As the tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factors are dimensionless, the SI unit for the effective dose is still J<br />
kg -1 , as the absorbed dose and its special name is still sievert (Sv).<br />
The values of the tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factors represents the proportion of the detriment from<br />
stochastic effects result<strong>in</strong>g from tissues to the total detriment from stochastic effects when the body<br />
is irradiated uniformly. The tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factors recommended by ICRP are given <strong>in</strong> Table A.2.<br />
Table A.2 Tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factors.<br />
E = ∑wT<br />
HT T<br />
∑ = ∑wT<br />
T R<br />
E = w T H T<br />
T<br />
∑<br />
w R D T , R<br />
Tissue or organs Tissue weight<strong>in</strong>g factor, w T<br />
Gonads 0.20<br />
Bone marrow 0.12<br />
Colon 0.12<br />
Lung 0.12<br />
Stomach 0.12<br />
Bladder 0.05<br />
Breast 0.05<br />
Liver 0.05<br />
Oesophagus 0.05<br />
Thyroid 0.05<br />
Bone surface 0.01<br />
Sk<strong>in</strong> 0.01<br />
Rema<strong>in</strong>der 0.05