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    • Radiation Dose

    The effects of ionizing radiation are directly proportional to the amount recieved, a system had to be set up to measure the quantity of ionizing radiation.  The following section will cover units of measure for ionizing radiation, conversion from SI units and the dosimetry requirements for workers at UW.

    Learning Objectives

    1. Definition and units of Exposure.
    2. Definition and units of Absorbed Dose.
    3. Definition and units of Equivalent Dose.
    4. How to convert units using a conversion table.
    5. Dosimetry requirements for the University of Waterloo.