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Applications in Radiation Protection
Radiation Weighting Factor (W
R
)
Equivalent Dose = dose × W
R
where W
R
is a “rounded” value of the RBE.
A “rounded” (approximate) RBE is needed in radiation protection
to cover all biological systems, doses, and endpoints.