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Title: Dose equivalent
Post by: Rennhack on Nov 23, 2005, 03:39
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).