Committed Dose Equivalent (Ht50) 3
Committed Dose Equivalent (Ht50) 3 : Radiation and Radiological Disasters. The dose equivalent calculated to be received by a tissue or organ over a 50-year period after the intake of a radionuclide into the body. It does not include contributions from radiation sources external to the body. Committed dose equivalent is expressed in units of rem (or sievert). See: Committed Effective Dose Equivalent, Cumulative Total Effective Dose Equivalent, Deep Dose Equivalent, Dose Equivalent, Effective Dose Equivalent, Lens of the Eye Dose Equivalent, and Total Effective Dose Equivalent