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Radiation dose unit
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sievert
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The sievert (symbol: Sv ) is a derived unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI). It is a measure of the health effect of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body. Quantities that are measured in sieverts are intended ...
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n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv
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The Sievert differs from the gray by including the damage imposed by alpha particles as well as gamma radiation.