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Use of conversion coefficients

Once the fluence spectrum $\Phi(\epsilon)$ ($cm^{-2}$) is known (by esperimental measurements or through calculations) the effective dose $E$ can be calculated using the following expression:

\begin{displaymath}
E = \int{f_E(\epsilon) \cdot \Phi(\epsilon) \cdot d\epsilon}
\end{displaymath} (6)

and the ambient dose equivalent can be calculated in a similar way:
\begin{displaymath}
H^* = \int{f_{H^*}(\epsilon) \cdot \Phi(\epsilon) \cdot d\epsilon}
\end{displaymath} (7)

When using these sets of conversion coefficients for calculations, you should cite paper [22].





Giuseppe Battistoni 2003-05-09