SCHEDULE 1DOSES OF IONISING RADIATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF “RADIATION EMERGENCY”

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In this Schedule—

a

any reference to an effective dose means the sum of the effective dose to the whole body from external radiation and the committed effective dose from internal radiation;

b

any reference to equivalent dose to a human tissue or organ includes the committed equivalent dose to that tissue or organ from internal radiation;

c

“external radiation” means, in relation to a person, ionising radiation coming from outside the body of that person; and

d

“internal radiation” means, in relation to a person, ionising radiation coming from inside the body of that person.