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French term or phrase:	dose absorbée
English translation:	dose absorbed (by the human body)
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Tech/Engineering - Physics / radiography

French term or phrase: dose absorbée

L'unité de mesure de la dose absorbée par le corps humain est le rem (roentgen équivalent man) et elle est obtenue par le produit de la dose absorbée en rad par la valeur numérique de l’efficacité biologique relative (E.B.R.)

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dose absorbed (by the human body)

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In order to determine the harm from human exposure to radiation, it is essential to determine the radiation dose absorbed by the human body which is the

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DEF – The amount of energy absorbed in the body, or in an organ or tissue of the body, due to exposure to ionizing radiation, divided by the respective mass of the body, organ or tissue ... Source, record 1, Definition 1 - absorbed dose

DEF – ... the quotient, in gray, obtained by dividing the energy absorbed through exposure to radiation by the mass of the body or part of the body that absorbs the radiation. [Radiation Protection Regulations, March 2000.] Source, record 1, Definition 2 - absorbed dose

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May 15, 2010 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
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