Radiation Measurements

Question 1

What are the most common radiation measurements?

Answer 1

Exposure
Air KERMA
Absorbed Dose
Equivalent Dose
Effective Dose

Question 2

What are the weighting factors for different types of radiation?

X-rays
Gamma rays
Beta particles
Protons
Slow neutrons
Fast neutrons
Alpha particles

Answer 2

X-rays = 1
Gamma rays = 1
Beta particles = 1
Protons = 1
Slow neutrons = 5
Fast neutrons = 10
Alpha particles = 20