Sievert (Sv) 06 : The international system (SI) unit for dose equivalent equal to 1 Joule/kilogram. 1 sievert = 100 rem. Named for physicist Rolf Sievert
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Full-Text Glossary, Washington, DC, USA 2014. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/f ull-text.html, (Dzstr/ Disabl Mass Care - Amer) {826}