Roentgen Equivalent Man

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024488

A U.S. unit of dose that accounts for the biological effectiveness of the type and sometimes energy of the radiation involved. The international unit is the sievert; 100 rem = 1 sievert.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-024488
Field	Environment
Subject	Air
Abbreviation	rem
References	Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary; RadTown Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Roentgen Equivalent Man",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A U.S. unit of dose that accounts for the biological effectiveness of the type and sometimes energy of the radiation involved. The international unit is the sievert; 100 rem = 1 sievert.",
  "abbreviation": "rem",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary; RadTown Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/roentgen-equivalent-man/"
}

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