Genetic significant dose (GSD), or genetically significant dose, was initially defined by
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in 1958.
It represents an estimate of the
genetic significance of
gonad
A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. The male gonad, the testicle, produces sper ...
radiation doses. Annual GSD is calculated by weighting the individual gonad doses received during
ionizing imaging by the number of individual examined, and accounting for the number of
offspring for each individual.
References
Medical imaging
Radiation health effects
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