permissible radiation dose
1radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
2Radiation burn — Classification and external resources ICD 9 990 …
3dose — 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. Cf.:dosage (2). 2. In nuclear medicine, amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed d.) …
4Nuclear and radiation accidents — This article is about nuclear and radiation accidents in general. For a list of military nuclear accidents, see List of military nuclear accidents. For a list of civilian nuclear accidents, see List of civilian nuclear accidents. For a discussion …
5maximum permissible dose — That radiation dose which a military commander or other appropriate authority may prescribe as the limiting cumulative radiation dose to be received over a specific period of time by members of the command, consistent with current operational… …
6maximum permissible dose — n the amount of ionizing radiation a person may be exposed to supposedly without being harmed * * * (MPD) the largest amount of ionizing radiation that can be received by a person in a specified period without expectation of appreciable bodily… …
7maximum permissible concentration — noun (radiology) The recommended upper limit for the dose which may be received during a specified period by a person exposed to ionizing radiation (also permissible dose) • • • Main Entry: ↑maximum …
8Karl Zimmer — Karl Günter Zimmer (12 July 1911 ndash; 29 February 1988) was a German physicist and radiation biologist, known for his work on the effects of ionizing radiation on DNA. In 1935, he published the major work, Über die Natur der Genmutation und der …
9Sievert — The sievert (symbol: Sv) is the International System of Units (SI) SI derived unit of dose equivalent radiation. It attempts to quantitatively evaluate the biological effects of ionizing radiation as opposed to just the absorbed dose of radiation …
10Sievert — Pour les articles homonymes, voir SV. Le sievert (symbole: Sv) est l « unité utilisée pour donner une évaluation de l impact des rayonnements sur l homme » [1] …
