Radiation weighting factor

The quantity radiation weighting factor (w_R) expresses the biological effectiveness of radiation for producing stochastic effects. The corresponding unit is sievert per becquerel (Sv/Bq). The radiation weighting factor is used in the conversion from absorbed dose (D) to equivalent dose (H).

Related quantities

• absorbed dose
• ambient dose equivalent
• collective effective dose
• committed effective dose
• committed equivalent dose
• directional dose equivalent
• effective dose
• equivalent dose
• exposure
• irradiation geometry
• kerma
• personal dose equivalent
• tissue weighting factor