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Equivalent dose — The equivalent absorbed radiation dose, usually shortened to equivalent dose, is a computed average measure of the radiation absorbed by a fixed mass of biological tissue, that attempts to account for the different biological damage potential of… … Wikipedia
Banana — For other uses, see Banana (disambiguation). Banana … Wikipedia
Roentgen equivalent man — Named after Wilhelm Röntgen (German scientist, 1845 1923), the roentgen equivalent in man (or mammal[1]) or rem (symbol rem) is a unit of radiation dose equivalent. It is the product of the absorbed dose in rads and a weighting factor, WR, which… … Wikipedia
Dose équivalente en banane — Une dose équivalente en banane (ou DEB) est une unité informelle parfois évoquée par des partisans de l énergie nucléaire[1],[2], pour relativiser le danger des rayonnements ionisants en les comparant à ce qui est généré par une simple banane … Wikipédia en Français
List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… … Wikipedia
Background radiation — This article is about ionizing radiation. For microwave background radiation from space, see Cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. Thermal radiation emitted by Earth is not considered in this category because it is not ionizing.… … Wikipedia
Becquerel — Bq redirects here. For other uses, see BQ and Becquerel (disambiguation). The becquerel (symbol Bq) (pronounced: be kə rel) is the SI derived unit of radioactivity. One Bq is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which… … Wikipedia
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