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Lethal dose

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000270

The dose of radiation expected to cause death to 50 percent of an exposed population within 30 days (LD 50/30). Typically, the LD 50/30 is in the range from 400 to 450 rem (4 to 5 sieverts) received over a very short period.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000270
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
AbbreviationLD
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000270",
  "term": "Lethal dose",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The dose of radiation expected to cause death to 50 percent of an exposed population within 30 days (LD 50/30). Typically, the LD 50/30 is in the range from 400 to 450 rem (4 to 5 sieverts) received over a very short period.",
  "abbreviation": "LD",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/lethal-dose/"
}

Record 270 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.