Cumulative dose

Cumulative dose is the total dose resulting from repeated exposures of ionizing radiation to an occupationally exposed worker to the same portion of the body, or to the whole body, over a period of time.

In medicine, the total amount of a drug or radiation given to a patient over time; for example, the total dose of radiation given in a series of radiation treatments.

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USNRC Glossary

Radiation (physics and health)

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Non-ionizing radiation	Acoustic radiation force Infrared Light Microwave Radio waves Ultraviolet

Ionizing radiation	Alpha particle Background radiation Beta particle Cosmic ray Gamma ray Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Radioactive decay Nuclear reactors Nuclear weapons Particle accelerators Radioactive materials X-ray

Earth's radiation balance Electromagnetic radiation Thermal radiation Gravitational Radiation

Radiation and health

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Cumulative dose

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