number of discrete hits
‘
for tne given amoust
_
of expasure.
instrument represents a Slagle cell,
nits/exvosed.
reacour ts
in terms of
The microdosimeter reuvistercs -ssantial
+
charzed partt i253.
Hwoever,
exiretely small exposures,
tne friction of expose?
with sciling
it provi: ~
calls hit
at
ricters as
iites,.alts
.east
pis
ance.
It
“intecperspecsed"parttal hody radiation, in s«hicn su.
To
and
other:
An
ira
tet.
additional
en venters
{tg
fiasortant
ctim>
rate.
TCV cau ce sudjected
fo
characteristics
ls a
time.
anu
ime
che
number
Ait size which perctilts
will respond quantaliy.
iosed,
Thus,
anc
tuantallvy.
Teferrtead
to as
mignt
cette be
cis<
+7.ec".
the
fewamples of
ara snown
(in
do.2,
of
the overal
inacivicuals
prediction of
{it provides
the
aero
tererxed “cell
the fraction
Soth
accident
thes<
tne “sevecity”.)
risk ‘ne"hodoeloszy” and
ALi
(2,4),
adcitionally as both an
with dimensions
However,
Thus
adjective and adverd, and
ccvmonly been called a “ait"™.
as a nucleus of 3 miccons
Also, with
in diameter,
the
wit
interchangeaoly,
o
need
ire
sc0fuaca
“a cebl
2
vit's
been tegicnut
tnose
0f absurtea
to use
Iacr brevity,
the ¢cfaneter oF
ine ac;
it as
tne TOY
specifies
Cernu “slenentary douse”
(4), and
often simply “cell dose” have been employed.
dose” will be used here
the
tor radgigtions of
the
wii:
Fatiors
the instrument
the sane as
because of
size
rso
The amount of enerzy deposited has
mamely, energy/mass.
soo uss
em ae!
une probabdiiity
snalosy,
nierodosinstric distributions,
in Figure 4,
nit
taat a hit cell winn a Ziven
z
“orobast. ty" und
the “specific enerzy”
tas
2 pro
Che means cf detercinina
the condictonal orabdability
rescond
the
of any OUNeS urganizes syste
aGetecaines
will se mie and
large
Painer,
{ngradients netessacy for vetetmiaatton of
c
stucnastic
very
Thus
thar. a dosingter or a “microdosimneter”.
celi3s,
of
This can be varves at wil
Crom mone up
in aa arbitrarily snort perlod of
a porulantion wl
at
+
tha
“Hit", “nit-size",
ana ‘sell