absorbed dose
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /æbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/, /æbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/
absorbed dose (plural absorbed doses)
- (physics) The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).
- equivalent dose
- radiation dose
- gray (the SI unit of measurement of this phenomenon)
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