Table 1.
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International Commission on Radiological Protection Tissue Weighting Factors

Body TissueWeighting Factor
Bone marrow, lung, colon, stomach, breast0.12 each
Gonads0.08
Bladder, esophagus, liver, thyroid0.04 each
Bone surface, brain, salivary glands, skin0.01 each
All other tissues0.12
Total1.00
Body TissueWeighting Factor
Bone marrow, lung, colon, stomach, breast0.12 each
Gonads0.08
Bladder, esophagus, liver, thyroid0.04 each
Bone surface, brain, salivary glands, skin0.01 each
All other tissues0.12
Total1.00

Source: ICRP Report #103 (11).

Table 1.
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International Commission on Radiological Protection Tissue Weighting Factors

Body TissueWeighting Factor
Bone marrow, lung, colon, stomach, breast0.12 each
Gonads0.08
Bladder, esophagus, liver, thyroid0.04 each
Bone surface, brain, salivary glands, skin0.01 each
All other tissues0.12
Total1.00
Body TissueWeighting Factor
Bone marrow, lung, colon, stomach, breast0.12 each
Gonads0.08
Bladder, esophagus, liver, thyroid0.04 each
Bone surface, brain, salivary glands, skin0.01 each
All other tissues0.12
Total1.00

Source: ICRP Report #103 (11).

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