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dose equivalent (DE), a quantity used in radiation-safety work that expresses the amount of radiation dose and the physical damage that it may produce. It is the product of the dose (in rad or gray) and a quality factor specific to the type and energy of the radiation delivering that dose. The unit of dose equivalent is the sievert (Sv) or the rem. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In contrast, the Perchlorate Study Group, an industry consortium that has worked with the EPA and the DOD, proposed a much looser reference dose equivalent to 200 ppb. In our patient, IV lidocaine was given in a dose equivalent to the loading dose used in patients with cardiac arrhythmias--that is, 1. 1 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Lieber and his colleagues describe a study in which they gave 20 healthy men breakfast followed by a glass of orange juice spiked with an alcohol dose equivalent to 1 1/2 glasses of wine or beer. |
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