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Radiation dosimetry is based on exposure defined as C/kg (Roentgen). The energy transferred by photons to a medium is called KERMA, and the subsequent absorption of energy in a medium is quantified as dose, measured in Gray. Due to the different effects of radiation in different tissues as well as the need for radiation safety and protection standards, dose is further described in Sieverts for equivalent radiation dose and effective radiation dose. Radiation measurements are performed by various types of detectors.
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Chang, D.S., Lasley, F.D., Das, I.J., Mendonca, M.S., Dynlacht, J.R. (2014). Quantification and Measurement of Dose. In: Basic Radiotherapy Physics and Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06841-1_6
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