Absorbed dose

Absorbed dose

The amount of energy deposited by ionising radiation in a unit mass of tissue. It is expressed in units of joule per kilogramme (j/kg), and called “gray” (gy). For more information, see “primer on radiation measurement” from cdc.

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Category: Radiology equipment
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Quantity of energy imparted by ionizing radiation to a unit mass of biological tissue. Unit is the gray.

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The energy received by a patient or object from ionizing radiation per unit mass of irradiated material. Absorbed dose is measured in grays (SI) or rads (non-SI).

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