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SI derived unit of energy imparted to an element of matter by @I03216@ divided by the mass of that element (absorbed @DT07361@ of radiation) equal to one @J03363@ per @K03391@ and admitted for reasons of safeguarding human health, \(\text{Gy}=\text{J}\ \text{kg}^{-1}\).
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 72 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 975 [Terms] [Paper]
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