Conversion Coefficients for Radiological Protection Quantities for External Radiation Exposures

TLDR

Radiation protection for external exposure relies on specific quantities to assess dose. The study determines organ absorbed dose conversion coefficients for external radiation using ICRP/ICRU reference phantoms and provides relationships between operational and protection dose quantities. The document includes a preface, main points, executive summary, and introduction.

Abstract

PREFACE MAIN POINTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 2. Quantities used in radiation protection for external exposure 3. Determination of organ absorbed doses OF the ICRP/ICRU REFERENCE phantomS 4. Conversion coefficients for external exposure 5. Relationships between dose conversion coefficients For operational and protection quantities References Annex A - Effective dose conversion coefficients Annex B - Organ absorbed dose conversion coefficients for photons Annex C - Organ absorbed dose conversion coefficients for neutrons Annex D - Skeletal fluence-to-dose response functions - Photons Annex E - Skeletal fluence-to-dose response functions - Neutrons Annex F - Conversion coefficients for the eye lens Annex G - Special considerations for assessing the local skin equivalent dose Annex H - Effective dose for superior hemisphere semi isotropic irradiation for aircraft crew dosimetry Annex I - Methods used for evaluation of reference data