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Radiation Weighting Factor

Radiation Weighting Factor is a dimensionless factor that belongs to the class of radiation protection quantities and specifically characterizes the relative biological effectiveness of a given type of ionizing radiation in contributing to the equivalent dose, based on its linear energy transfer properties.

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2017–2026

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Relative biological effectiveness (RBE), quality factor ( <i>Q</i> ), and radiation weighting factor ( <i>w</i> <sub>R</sub> )

J. Valentin · Annals of the ICRP · 2003 · 513 citations

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Calculation of effective dose

Cynthia H. McCollough, Beth A. Schueler · Medical Physics · 2000 · 292 citations · Full text

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A biological spectral weighting function for ozone depletion research with higher plants

Stephan D. Flint, Martyn M. Caldwell · Physiologia Plantarum · 2003 · 255 citations

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Microwave Radar-Based Breast Cancer Detection: Imaging in Inhomogeneous Breast Phantoms

M. Klemm, JA Leendertz, David Gibbins et al. · IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters · 2009 · 185 citations · Full text

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Spectral Sensitivity of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Spores and <i>MS2 Coliphage</i> for Validation Testing of Ultraviolet Reactors for Water Disinfection

Hadas Mamane, Karl G. Linden, Alexander Cabaj et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2005 · 124 citations

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Authors

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  1. MP
    M. Pelliccioni

    European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. ST
    Shunji Takagi

    Mitsubishi Research Institute (Japan), Japan

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  3. TU
    Takashi Uehara

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. SI
    Satoshi Iwai

    Nara Medical University, Japan

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. SD
    Stephan D. Flint

    Utah State University, United States

    2 publications · 328 citations

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Institutions

81

  1. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    656 citations

  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  3. Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    624 citations

  4. European Organization for Nuclear Research

    Geneva, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

  5. Mitsubishi Materials (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

  6. Mitsubishi Research Institute (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    156 citations

  7. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

  8. University of Kaposvár

    Kaposvár, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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  1. Radiation Protection Dosimetry

    10 publications · 193 citations

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  2. Medical Physics

    6 publications · 410 citations

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  3. Health Physics

    4 publications · 64 citations

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  4. Annals of the ICRP

    3 publications · 559 citations

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  5. Journal of Radiation Research

    JRR · 2 publications · 35 citations

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