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dosimeter

Energy; Nuclear energy

A small portable instrument (such as a film badge, thermoluminescent dosimeter, or pocket dosimeter) used to measure and record the total accumulated personal dose of ionizing ...

dose, absorbed

Energy; Nuclear energy

The amount of energy absorbed by an object or person per unit mass. Known as the “absorbed dose,” this reflects the amount of energy that ionizing radiation sources deposit in ...

dose rate

Energy; Nuclear energy

The dose of ionizing radiation delivered per unit time. For example, rems or sieverts (Sv) per hour.

dose equivalent

Energy; Nuclear energy

A measure of the biological damage to living tissue as a result of radiation exposure. Also known as the " biological dose," the dose equivalent is calculated as the product of ...

alpha particle

Energy; Nuclear energy

A positively charged particle ejected spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. It is identical to a helium nucleus that has a mass number of 4 and an ...

annual limit on intake (ALI)

Energy; Nuclear energy

ALI is the derived limit for the amount of radioactive material taken into the body of an adult worker by inhalation or ingestion in a year. ALI is the smaller value of intake of ...