Effective dose equivalent means the
sum of the products of the dose
equivalent received by specified tissues
following an exposure of, or an intake
of radionuclides into, specified tissues
of the body, multiplied by appropriate
weighting factors. Annual committed
effective dose equivalents shall be
calculated using weighting factors in
appendix A of this part, unless
otherwise directed by NRC in
accordance with the introduction to
appendix A of this part