Half-life, effective

{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000218",
  "term": "Half-life, effective",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The time required for the activity of a particular radioisotope deposited in a living organism, such as a human or an animal, to be reduced by 50 percent as a result of the combined action of radioactive decay and biological elimination. Effective half-life is related to, but different from, the radiological half-life and the biological half-life.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/half-life-effective/"
}