absorbed dose, \(D\)

of radiation
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Energy imparted to matter by @I03216@ in a suitable small element of volume divided by the mass of that element of volume.
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Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 220 [Terms] [Book]
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Citation: 'absorbed dose' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00031 RIS BibTex EndNote
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