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Conversion of energy (uncharged particles)

The kerma , K , for ionizing uncharged particles, is the quotient of dE tr tr is the mean sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated in a mass dm of a material by the uncharged particles incident on dm (ICRU 85, 2011) where dE

by dm ,

= = ;

= න

,

=

= ;

= න