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dose equivalent

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dose equivalent [¦dōs ə′kwiv·ə·lənt]
(nucleonics)
The product of absorbed dose, in rads, and a number of modifying factors due to nonuniform distribution of internally deposited isotopes in radiobiology; the unit is the rem.


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