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    The rem is a unit that quantifies the effective biological dose of radiation absorbed by human tissues. It accounts for the fact that different types of radiation can cause differing amounts of biological damage even at the same absorbed dose. A smaller unit, the milirem, is equal to 1/1000th of a rem. The equivalent dose is calculated by multiplying the absorbed dose in rad by the quality factor, which varies depending on the type of radiation.

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    The rem is a unit that quantifies the effective biological dose of radiation absorbed by human tissues. It accounts for the fact that different types of radiation can cause differing amounts of biological damage even at the same absorbed dose. A smaller unit, the milirem, is equal to 1/1000th of a rem. The equivalent dose is calculated by multiplying the absorbed dose in rad by the quality factor, which varies depending on the type of radiation.

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    Roentgen-Equivalent Man (Rem)

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    The rem is a unit that quantifies the effective biological dose of radiation absorbed by human tissues. It accounts for the fact that different types of radiation can cause differing amounts of biological damage even at the same absorbed dose. A smaller unit, the milirem, is equal to 1/1000th of a rem. The equivalent dose is calculated by multiplying the absorbed dose in rad by the quality factor, which varies depending on the type of radiation.

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    ROENTGEN-EQUIVALENT MAN (REM)

    A unit quantifying equivalent or effective dose. It relates the dose absorbed in human tissues to the effective biological damage of the radiation. vParticulate and electromagnetic radiations have differing effects on tissue, even if the absorbed dose is the same. vA smaller unit used is milirem (mrem), which is 1/1000th of rem. vThe equivalent dose = the absorbed dose (rad) x quality factor (QF) vQF is unique to the type of radiation.
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