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Effective Dose

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009001

1. The dose corresponding to a 10% increase in an adverse effect, relative to the control response.

2. The amount of radiation absorbed by a person, adjusted to account for the type of radiation received and the relative organ sensitivity. The SI unit for effective dose is joule per kilogram (J/kg), and its special name is sievert (Sv).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009001
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
AbbreviationED₁₀
SynonymsED10; ED
ReferencesIntegrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003; Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009001",
  "term": "Effective Dose",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The dose corresponding to a 10% increase in an adverse effect, relative to the control response.\n\n2. The amount of radiation absorbed by a person, adjusted to account for the type of radiation received and the relative organ sensitivity. The SI unit for effective dose is joule per kilogram (J/kg), and its special name is sievert (Sv).",
  "abbreviation": "ED₁₀",
  "synonyms": [
    "ED10",
    "ED"
  ],
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003",
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/effective-dose/"
}

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