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Descriptor English:   Radiation Dosage 
Descriptor Spanish:   Dosificación de Radiación 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Dosagem de Radiação 
Synonyms English:   Sievert Units  
Tree Number:   E05.799.513
G01.750.740
N06.850.810.250
SP8.473.654.412.062.116.157
Definition English:   The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). 
See Related English:   Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Radiotherapy Dosage
 
History Note English:   72 
Record Number:   12268 
Unique Identifier:   D011829 

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