Radiation Dose Units: How We Got Here, Do They Serve the Purposes They are Intended to?

• Main Authors: Momina Mateen (Author), Kaylyn Olshanoski (Author), Nguyen Phuong Dang (Author), Satoru Endo (Author), Chary Rangacharyulu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The current radiation dose estimates used in medical imaging, radiation oncology or environmental assessments are not entirely accurate from a fundamental physics perspective, let alone for biological consequences. The "one cloth fits all" approach of radiation-matter interactions cannot a...