Gray

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005018",
  "term": "Gray",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The SI unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation energy per kilogram of matter. Represented by the symbol Gy, it quantifies the energy deposited in a material by radiation. One gray is equivalent to 100 rad, an older, non-SI unit of absorbed dose.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "dose",
    "ionizing radiation",
    "joule",
    "kilogram"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 72 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 975 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/gray/"
}