sievert

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noun

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, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.

name

/ˈsiː.vət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sievert.wav /ˈsiː.vɚt/

sievert sieverts

From Swedish Sievert. Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert.

mul:Sv gray rem Seibert Seivert Siebert

microsievert millisievert nanosievert

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