Table 112: Tissue weighting factors for various organs and tissue (male and female)

Organ or tissue

Tissue weighting factor, wT

Gonads

0,20

Bone marrow (red)

0,12

Colon

0,12

Lung

0,12

Stomach

0,12

Bladder

0,05

Breast

0,05

Liver

0,05

Oesophagus

0,05

Thyroid

0,05

Skin

0,01

Bone surface

0,01

Other tissues and organs

0,05