---
title: "The effective dose rate calculated for a single particle type, or accumulated over all particle types."
method: GET
path: "/parma/effective_dose"
tags: ["parma"]
---

# The effective dose rate calculated for a single particle type, or accumulated over all particle types.

`GET /parma/effective_dose`

Effective dose is a radiation protection quantity defined by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and represents the stochastic health risk to the human body at low levels of radiation. It accounts for the different sensitivities of organs to ionising radiation, as well as the different effectiveness of various types of radiation.
Use this endpoint if you need to estimate radiation exposures of personnel.

## Query parameters

- `altitude` number
- `atmospheric_depth` number
- `latitude` number, required
- `longitude` number, required
- `year` integer, required
- `month` integer, required
- `day` integer, required
- `particle` 'total' | 'e-' | 'e+' | 'mu+' | 'mu-' | 'gamma' | 'neutron' | 'proton' | 'alpha', required

## Response `200`

Successful dose read operation

- object
  - `dose rate` object
    - `units` string
    - `value` number

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