effective dose per caput -Reply

[Charles Willis <CAW@nrc.gov>]

Ng,

"Caput" is the singular of "capita."  From the Latin words for head.  "Per capita"
(per heads) is more commonly used but "per caput" (per head) is what we mean
most of the time.  These are English words, not specific to health physics.

Charlie Willis
caw@nrc.gov
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