ABSTRACT

Total effective dose equivalent (TEDE): It is the sum of the deep dose equivalent (for external exposure) and the committed effective dose equivalent (for internal exposure)

,50TEDE d EH H= + (16.33)

The annual limit for radiation workers is the more limiting of the following two: (a) TEDE being equal to 50 mSv (5 rem); or (b) the sum of the deep dose equivalent and the committed dose equivalent to any individual organ or tissue other than the lens of the eye being equal to 0.5 Sv (50 rem).