Rad (Radiation Absorbed Dose) 1
Rad (Radiation Absorbed Dose) 1 :
A basic unit of absorbed radiation dose. It is a measure of the amount of energy absorbed by the body. The rad is the traditional unit of absorbed dose. It is being replaced by the unit gray (Gy), which is equivalent to 100 rad. One rad equals the dose delivered to an object of 100 ergs of energy per gram of material. For more information, See: "Primer on Radiation Measurement" at the end of this document
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