TEDE
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TODE
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TEDE
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TODE
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DDE
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CDE
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CEDE
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DOSE EQUIVALENT LIMITS & POSTING REQUIREMENTS
(10CFR20 & 10CFR835)
Dose Equivalent
TEDE
TODE
LDE (Lens Dose Equivalent) 15 rem
SDE,WB
SDE, ME
TEDE (general public)
DOSE EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT
Abbreviations from USNRC Reg. Guide 8.7
Measurement Depth for
External Sources (cm)
TEDE
TODE
LDE
1
SDE, WB
2
SDE, ME
1
SDE, WB is the shallow dose equivalent to the skin of the
whole body
2
SDE, ME the shallow dose equivalent to a major extremity.
CALCULATING TODE AND TEDE
DDE
+ CEDE
DDE
+ CDE
total effective dose equivalent
total organ dose equivalent
deep dose equivalent
50 year committed dose equivalent to a tissue
or organ
50 year committed effective dose equivalent
1
1
0.3
0.007
0.007
Annual Limit
5 rem
50 rem
50 rem
50 rem
0.1 rem
51
50 mSv
0.5 Sv
0.15 Sv
0.5 Sv
0.5 Sv
1 mSv
Density Thickness
(mg / cm )
1000
1000
300
7
7
2