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In this chapter, the radiation field is characterized in terms of energy and flux at a point of space. These physical datas than make possible to obtain the radiometric and dosimetric quantities of reference for external exposure, such as: fluence, kerma for the indirectly ionizing radiations and the dose. In addition, other quantities such as linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness are detailed; they relate to the effect of radiation on biological tissues and to the damage that can occur at the cellular level.
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Antoni, R., Bourgois, L. (2017). Quantities and Fundamental Units of External Dosimetry. In: Applied Physics of External Radiation Exposure. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48660-4_1
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