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e·quiv·a·lent dose

in radiation protection, the absorbed dose averaged over a tissue or organ and weighted for the quality of the type of radiation. The unit of equivalent dose is the sievert.
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Plateau test of equivalent dose versus TL intensity temperature for quartz extracted from the tablet.
Firing temperature determination and thermoluminescence dating of a brick with cuneiform characters found in the ruins of Ancient Babylon/Determinacao da temperatura de queima e datacao por termoluminescencia de um tijolo com caracteres cuneiformes encontrado nas ruinas da antiga Babilonia
Table 3: Equivalent Doses Received by the Nuclear Medicine Technologist from each Scan
Radiation exposure to nuclear medicine technologists during different diagnostic techniques
Age at time of treatment (years) Median 56 Range 12-85 Patients (n = 16) Male 7 (44%) Female 9 (56%) Lesions (n = 25) Peripheral 19 (76%) Central 6 (24%) Histology Leiomyosarcoma 7 Synovial cell 5 Osteosarcoma 4 Liposarcoma 2 NOS 2 Spindle cell 1 Chondrosarcoma 1 Liposarcoma 1 Hemangiopericytoma 1 Embryonal 1 Dose fractionation and BED * 54 Gy, 3 fractions (BED = 151.2 Gy) 13 (52%) 50 Gy, 4 fractions (BED = 112.5 Gy) 9 (36%) 36 Gy, 3 fractions (BED = 79.2 Gy) 2 (8%) 42 Gy, 3 fractions (BED = 100.8 Gy) 1 (4%) * Biological equivalent dose is calculated per (1), assuming [alpha]/ [beta] ratio of 10 for tumor (n = number of fractions, d = total dose).
Safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy in the treatment of pulmonary metastases from high grade sarcoma
international unit for the equivalent dose is the sievert (Sv).
The Japanese nuclear incident: technical aspects
Equivalent Dose Rate of Ionizing Radiation Above Water Reservoirs in Vilnius, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 12(2): 53-57.
Research on change of natural radionuclide radiation above highways pavement in lithuania/Gamtines kilmes radionuklidai Lietuvos keliu dangose ir ju sukelti jonizuojanciosios spinduliuotes pokyciai/Petijums par dabigo radionukleidu starojuma izmainam virs Lietuvas autocelu segam/Radioaktiivse kiirguse muutuse uuring Leedu teekatetel
For example, a validated model of colon cancer suggests that a human equivalent dose of as little as 2.3 mg of resveratrol daily is protective.
Living longer, healthier lives with resveratrol
The Holy Grail of this research will be to discover what enzymes are allowing the insects to enjoy these stellar life spans and then find an equivalent dose for human beings.
The future of immortality
The interpretation of quartz optically stimulated luminescence equivalent dose versus time plots.
Advances in the luminescence dating: the optically stimulated luminescence based procedures and their physical background/Progress luminestsentsdateerimise vallas: optiliselt stimuleeritud luminestsentsi protseduurid ja nende fuusikalised alused/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]
"The equivalent dose of salicin given in the form of aspirin has no pain-killing properties whatsoever." He added that people who are allergic to aspirin, are pregnant or are lactating shouldn't take the extract without consulting a doctor.
Barking Up the Right Tree
An equivalent dose is not in itself going to pose a problem to a pregnant woman or to her developing child.
Sky-high threat of cancer; Pregnant airline stewardesses are grounded after warnings of possible dangers to unborn babies
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