Conversion coefficients from air kerma in Gy to equivalent dose in Sv are published in the International Commission on Radiological Protection ( ICRP ) report 74 ( 1996 ).
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Their accuracy is not generally under dispute, but since the quantum mechanical models they depend on only take into account electromagnetic interactions between the nucleus and electrons, there may be unforeseen effects which result in a conversion coefficient differing from one that is empirically determined.
