Radiation Biology Ontology

Last uploaded: June 6, 2024
Preferred Name

dose equivalent

Synonyms
Definitions

The product of the absorbed dose (D) at a point and the quality factor (Q) at that point for the radiation type (i.e., H = DQ). The unit of H is J-kg^[-1] with the special name sievert (Sv)

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RBO_010007

definition source

NCRP Glossary (https://ncrponline.org/wp-content/themes/ncrp/PDFs/NCRP-Composite-Glossary.pdf)

example of usage

The average annual dose equivalent for crew members on the ISS is approximately 300 mSv.

label

dose equivalent

prefixIRI

RBO:010007

prefLabel

dose equivalent

term editor

Jack Miller

textual definition

The product of the absorbed dose (D) at a point and the quality factor (Q) at that point for the radiation type (i.e., H = DQ). The unit of H is J-kg^[-1] with the special name sievert (Sv)

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RBO_010016

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