radiation dose

noun

The amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) and one of which is expressed by SI in grays (non-SI, in rads).

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Meanings

nounradiation dose (plural radiation doses)

plural radiation doses

  1. natural sciencesThe amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) and one of which is expressed by SI in grays (non-SI, in rads).

Translations

Dutch stralingsdosis
  • stralingsdosisamount of radiation
Hungarian sugáradag
  • sugáradagamount of radiation
Swedish strålningsdos
  • strålningsdosamount of radiation
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