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Concept: equivalent dose in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2958
Preferred label equivalent dose
Definition A quantity used in radiation protection, expressing all radiation on a common scale for calculating the effective absorbed dose. The unit of dose equivalent is the rem. which is numerically equal to the absorbed dose in rads multiplied by certain modifying factors such as the quality factor, the distribution factor, etc.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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