Microdosimetry has been a fast growing field in dosimetry during the last years. We have measured and calculated microdosimetric quantities which are important in correlation between the energy deposited in microscopic volumes and the biological effect. We have measured the energy distribution spectra in volumes with diameters of 1 and 2 mum and calculated the dose mean of specific energy and the mean event number per unit absorbed dose for the radioisotopes: 60Co, 137Cs, 99Tcm, 125J and the beta emitter 90Sr.
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