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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.

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Related dictionary entries include millisievert, microsievert, svedberg, steradiancy, becquerel, sverdrup.

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