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effective dose: a standalone construct

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Radiography

a radiation protection quantity summing tissue doses weighted by radiation type and tissue sensitivity, to compare stochastic risk across exams.

In radiography, effective dose refers to a radiation protection quantity summing tissue doses weighted by radiation type and tissue sensitivity, to compare stochastic risk across exams. This meaning comes from McCollough (2000) in Medical Physics.[1]

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References

  1. McCollough, C. H., & Schueler, B. A. (2000). Calculation of effective dose. Medical Physics, 27(5), 828-837. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.598948

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