ABSORBEDDOSE

Absorbed dose

Absorbed dose is a measure of the energy deposited in a medium by ionizing radiation per unit mass, which may be measured as joules per kilogram when it is represented by the equivalent SI unit, gray . The CGS units, rad and rep are also used.

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absorbed dose

Noun

  1. The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. The unit is the rad.


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