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How do you get from a concentration to an effective dose? For example, if you have 10-9 Ci/cm3 of tritium in a human body, then how do you get the effective dose to that body?
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One could integrate does rate per unit volume over time and get a does per unit volume, which of course assumes that all that is produced is absorbed. Of course, one would take into account the decay of the nuclide as well as the biological removal rate.Smed said:How do you get from a concentration to an effective dose? For example, if you have 10-9 Ci/cm3 of tritium in a human body, then how do you get the effective dose to that body?
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Smed said:I'm not sure I follow how time plays into this. Does this process give me the Sv per second or per disintegration? If you have a decaying source, you wouldn't just get a single dose. I guess what I'm looking for is the dose rate, sorry for the confusion.
Concentration refers to the amount of a substance present in a given volume or mass of a solution. Dose, on the other hand, is the amount of a substance administered to an organism.
To convert concentration to dose, you first need to know the desired dose and the concentration of the solution. Then, you can use the formula: Dose = Concentration x Volume. This will give you the amount of the solution needed to administer the desired dose.
Concentration is typically measured in units such as molarity (mol/L), mass per volume (mg/mL), or percentage (%). Dose is usually measured in units of mass (mg or g) or volume (mL or L).
Converting concentration to dose is important in many scientific fields, such as medicine, pharmacology, and environmental science. It allows us to accurately measure and administer the correct amount of a substance, ensuring safety and effectiveness.
Yes, there are limitations to converting concentration to dose. It assumes that the substance is evenly distributed throughout the solution and that there is no loss of the substance during administration. It also does not take into account any potential interactions between the substance and the organism.