half-value thickness

noun

the thickness of a given shielding material required to halve a given type of radiation

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Meanings

nounhalf-value thickness (plural half-value thicknesses)

plural half-value thicknesses

  1. the thickness of a given shielding material required to halve a given type of radiation
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