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FACTORS THAT MODIFY RADIATION EFFECTS







                                    TYPES AND ENERGY RANGE OF


                                                              RADIATION                                                                   W    R



                               Photon, all energies                                                                                       1



                               Electron, all energies                                                                                     1


                               Neutron, energy < 10keV                                                                                    5

                                                                 10 keV to 100keV                                                        10

                                                                  >100keV to 2MeV                                                        20

                                                                  > 2MeV to 20MeV                                                        10

                                                                  >20MeV                                                                  5




                               Proton, other than recoil proton, energies                                                                 5

                                     >2MeV


                               Alpha particle, fissions, heavy nucleus                                                                   20
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