STOCHASTIC VARIABILITY IN EFFECTIVE DOSE TISSUE WEIGHTING FACTORS - A MONTE-CARLO STUDY

被引:1
作者
LESLIE, WD
机构
[1] Department of Internal Medicine (C5121), St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6
来源
HEALTH PHYSICS | 1994年 / 67卷 / 01期
关键词
RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; TISSUE SAMPLING; EFFECTIVE DOSE;
D O I
10.1097/00004032-199407000-00009
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Tissue-weighting factors used in the calculation of the effective dose have undergone revision in the light of new data from the atomic bomb survivors. A Monte Carlo simulation was designed to evaluate the magnitude of stochastic errors in the derived factors. Results demonstrate substantial variability in the suggested factors.
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页码:70 / 75
页数:6
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