Absorbed dose is a dose quantity which is the measure of the energy deposited in matter by ionizing radiation per unit mass. Absorbed dose is used in the...

kilogram of matter. It is used as a unit of the radiation quantity absorbed dose that measures the energy deposited by ionizing radiation in a unit mass...

is a unit of absorbed radiation dose, defined as 1 rad = 0.01 Gy = 0.01 J/kg. It was originally defined in CGS units in 1953 as the dose causing 100 ergs...

absorbed dose D and the name sievert instead of joules per kilogram for the unit of dose equivalent H". In summary: gray: quantity D – absorbed dose 1 Gy...

cancer and genetic damage. It is derived from the physical quantity absorbed dose, but also takes into account the biological effectiveness of the radiation...

calculate the biological effect of an absorbed dose. To obtain an effective dose, the calculated absorbed organ dose DT is first corrected for the radiation...

cells. Absorbed dose is a term used to describe how much energy that radiation deposits in a material. Common measurements for absorbed dose include...

this dose is common, due generally more to infection than gastrointestinal dysfunction. Neurovascular. This syndrome typically occurs at absorbed doses greater...

of the radiation dose received. Modern electronic personal dosimeters can give a continuous readout of cumulative dose and current dose rate, and can warn...

than the charge. This is called the absorbed dose. The gray (Gy), with units J/kg, is the SI unit of absorbed dose, which represents the amount of radiation...