ICRP Publication 116: Conversion Coefficients for Radiological Protection Quantities for External Radiation Exposures

PREFACE

MAIN POINTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Quantities used in radiation protection for external exposure

3. Determination of organ absorbed doses OF the ICRP/ICRU REFERENCE phantomS

4. Conversion coefficients for external exposure

5. Relationships between dose conversion coefficients For operational and protection quantities

References

Annex A – Effective dose conversion coefficients

Annex B – Organ absorbed dose conversion coefficients for photons

Annex C – Organ absorbed dose conversion coefficients for neutrons

Annex D – Skeletal fluence-to-dose response functions – Photons

Annex E – Skeletal fluence-to-dose response functions – Neutrons

Annex F – Conversion coefficients for the eye lens

Annex G – Special considerations for assessing the local skin equivalent dose

Annex H – Effective dose for superior hemisphere semi isotropic irradiation for aircraft crew dosimetry

Annex I – Methods used for evaluation of reference data