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The quantities and units useful in radiation shielding have been considered on an international scale by the International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements (ICRU) since 1928, when the roentgen was specified as aunt of what was then termed the “X-ray intensity” [1]. In 1953 the same organization defined the quantity “absorbed dose” applicable to any radiation and recommended that its (special) unit be the rad (equal to 100 ergs/g) [2]. More recent consideration of radiation quantities and units by the Commission culminated in a report on the subject in 1962 [3]. Most national and other international organizations are accepting these definitions of the ICRU. The 1962 ICRU report is, therefore, a primary reference for this section of the Compendium. Direct quotations from this report and the 1963 Report of the ICRP-ICRU RBE-Committee [4] will appear in sans serif type in this chapter. In some instances these definitions will be followed by brief comments.
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Wyckoff, H.O., Rossi, H.H., Mehl, J., Goussev, N.G. (1968). Dosimetric Fundamentals and Irradiation Limits. In: Jaeger, R.G., et al. Engineering Compendium on Radiation Shielding. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25858-3_1
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