Quantitative Concept
radiation dosage
ra·di·a·tion dos·age
Subclass of:
Radiologic Health;
Radiometry
Definitions related to radiation dosage:
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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).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Total amount of radiation absorbed by specific material or tissues; this term is for nontherapeutic radiation, for radiation that is administered therapeutically use RADIATION THERAPY DOSAGE.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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