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Effective Dose Equivalent

"measurement of radioactivity that expresses the variety of dose equivalents for different organs of the body as a single number. It is commonly referred to as a ""dose"", and is measured in sieverts. "

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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