roentgen equivalent mammal

roentgen equivalent mammal: One roentgen equivalent mammal is the quantity of ionizing radiation of any type which, when absorbed by man or other mammal, produces a physiological effect equivalent to that produced by the absorption of 1 roentgen of X-ray or gamma radiation. Also called REM.

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Roentgen equivalent man — Named after Wilhelm Röntgen (German scientist, 1845 1923), the roentgen equivalent in man (or mammal[1]) or rem (symbol rem) is a unit of radiation dose equivalent. It is the product of the absorbed dose in rads and a weighting factor, WR, which… … Wikipedia
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