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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 25.
Published in final edited form as: Health Phys. 2011 Jul;101(1):13–27. doi: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318204a60a

Table 2.

Multiplier to convert exposure (roentgen, R) to personal dose equivalent [Hp(10) or Hp(0.07), rem].

Tube potential (kV)a Multiplier
<1949 1949-1954 1955-1968 >1968-1984b
All organs but skin
70 0.646 0.918 1.04 1.09
80 0.716 0.983 1.10 1.15
90 0.783 1.04 1.16 1.21

Skin
70 0.986 1.08 1.13 1.16
80 1.02 1.11 1.17 1.19
90 1.04 1.14 1.20 1.22
a

Values within single time-periods are considered as equally probable

b

Table entries would apply, in theory, for times beyond 1984. In this work, however, it is assumed that exposure (R) was not used for personnel monitoring after 1984.