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mrem millirem; one thousandth (10−3) of a rem.
mrem,
abbreviation for millirem.

millirem (mrem) [mil´ĭ-rem]
one thousandth (10−3) of a rem.


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The effective dose for the computed tomography (CT) procedures should have been listed in mSv, for example, the effective dose for a head CT is 2 mSv or 200 mrem or 0.
Estimates of the radiation exposure in the United Kingdom due to all these sources (in millirem per year) are 186 mrem for natural radiations, including 50 mrem for radon, and 53 mrem for man-made irradiation, nearly all due to medical treatment and diagnosis.
Matteson et al estimated that a full mouth series of radiographs, with 20 radiographs, exposes the mother to < 1 mrem of radiation.
 
 
 
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