percentage depth dose
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percentage depth dose
[pər¦sen·tij ¦depth ′dōs] (nucleonics)
The percentage of the absorbed dose from ionizing radiation at a given depth within a body to the absorbed dose at a reference point, usually the position of the peak absorbed dose.
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