Organ or Tissue | WT |
Gonads | 0.25 |
Breast | 0.15 |
Red Bone Marrow | 0.12 |
Lung | 0.12 |
Thyroid | 0.03 |
Bone Surfaces | 0.03 |
Remainder8 | 0.30 |
Whole Body9 | 1.00 |
8 0.30 results from 0.06 for each of 5 "remainder" organs, excluding the skin and the lens of the eye, that receive the highest doses.
9 For the purpose of weighting the external whole body dose, for adding it to the internal dose, a single weighting factor, WT = 1.0, has been specified. The use of other weighting factors for external exposure will be approved on a case by case basis until such time as specific guidance is issued.
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