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Whole-body exposure

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000551

Whole body exposure includes at least the external exposure, head, trunk, arms above the elbow, or legs above the knee. Where a radioisotope is uniformly distributed throughout the body tissues, rather than being concentrated in certain parts, the irradiation can be considered as whole-body exposure (see also 10 CFR 20.1003).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000551
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000551",
  "term": "Whole-body exposure",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Whole body exposure includes at least the external exposure, head, trunk, arms above the elbow, or legs above the knee. Where a radioisotope is uniformly distributed throughout the body tissues, rather than being concentrated in certain parts, the irradiation can be considered as whole-body exposure (see also 10 CFR 20.1003).",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/whole-body-exposure/"
}

Record 544 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.