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Conversion of energy (uncharged particles)

The

kerma

,

K

, for ionizing uncharged particles, is the quotient of

dE

tr

by

dm

,

where

dE

tr

is the mean sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged

particles liberated in a mass

dm

of a material by the uncharged particles

incident on

dm

(ICRU 85, 2011)

= = ;

= න

=

,

= ;

= න