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RE: La Hague1

To: "'radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu'" <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Subject: RE: La Hague1
From: Cristian Nicolau <cnicolau@interlog.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:10:47 -0500
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> I always thought that dose is energy per unit mass and that a rem from
> external dose to a baby is the same as a rem external dose to an adult. 
> Is that not so?  Maybe something got lost in translation.  I cannot
> believe that the National Research Council would not have the correct
> concept.  Comments?  Al Tschaeche xat@inel.gov (for four more days)

Exact for external irradiation. For internal exposure the dosimetric factors vary with age. Maybe that creates a confusion.

Best regards,
Cristian Nicolau
cnicolau@interlog.com

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