An estimate of the biological effect of a dose of ionizing radiation, calculated by multiplying the dose received by a factor depending on the type of radiation. It is measured in sieverts.
During a solar particle event, a passenger on a high-flying supersonic aircraft can receive a radiation dose equivalent to about one chest X ray an hour.
The total increase in cosmonaut exposure was about 6 or 7 rem, a dose equivalent to 100 to 150 days of additional radiation exposure.
All patients had undergone X-ray examination prior to the start of therapy (effective dose equivalent for a procedure involving two film exposures was 0.4-2.4 mSv).
All doses are expressed as dose equivalents in sieverts (Sv).
Linear regression analysis was applied to assess the correlation between the dose equivalent of ionizing radiation to the whole body and MN frequency in exposed workers.
Definition of dose equivalent in US English:
dose equivalent
noun
An estimate of the biological effect of a dose of ionizing radiation, calculated by multiplying the dose received by a factor depending on the type of radiation. It is measured in sieverts.
Linear regression analysis was applied to assess the correlation between the dose equivalent of ionizing radiation to the whole body and MN frequency in exposed workers.
During a solar particle event, a passenger on a high-flying supersonic aircraft can receive a radiation dose equivalent to about one chest X ray an hour.
All patients had undergone X-ray examination prior to the start of therapy (effective dose equivalent for a procedure involving two film exposures was 0.4-2.4 mSv).
All doses are expressed as dose equivalents in sieverts (Sv).
The total increase in cosmonaut exposure was about 6 or 7 rem, a dose equivalent to 100 to 150 days of additional radiation exposure.