[The equivalent dose as a dosimetric criterion for acute radiation injury by radiations of various quality. The generalized equivalent dose]

Using different quality coefficients as functions of LET, generalized equivalent doses were calculated, and the survival of dogs after gamma/neutron irradiation was determined using the concept of an equivalent dose. LET functions of the generalized quality coefficients providing a good agreement between theoretical and experimental results were chosen. Various functions of the generalized quality coefficients for different ingredients of bone-marrow haemopoiesis activity should be used to estimate the severity of radiation injury to red bone marrow.