Sievert integral
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The Sievert integral, named after Swedish medical physicist Rolf Sievert, is a special function commonly encountered in radiation transport calculations. It plays a role in the sievert (symbol: Sv) unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI).
The Sievert integral, named after Swedish medical physicist Rolf Sievert, is a special function commonly encountered in radiation transport calculations. It plays a role in the sievert (symbol: Sv) unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI).
Definition
F(x,\theta)=\int_0^\theta {e^{-x\sec(\varphi)}}\,d{\varphi}.
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