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Millirem

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017338

Rem (historically standing for “roentgen equivalent man”) is the special name for the unit of dose equivalent (or effective dose). One millirem is one thousandth of a rem or 0.001 rem. The special name for the SI unit of effective dose is the Sievert; 1 mrem = 0.01 mSv.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017338
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
Abbreviationmrem
ReferencesRadTown Glossary; Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Rem (historically standing for “roentgen equivalent man”) is the special name for the unit of dose equivalent (or effective dose). One millirem is one thousandth of a rem or 0.001 rem. The special name for the SI unit of effective dose is the Sievert; 1 mrem = 0.01 mSv.",
  "abbreviation": "mrem",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RadTown Glossary; Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/millirem/"
}

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