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EFFECTIVE HALF-LIFE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2014-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The time elapsed during which the amount of a radioactive substance in the body, or in an organ or tissue of the body, decreases to half of the amount initially present by the combined action of radioactive decay and biological processes.

OBS

effective half-life: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection
  • Biochimie
DEF

Période au cours de laquelle la quantité d'une substance radioactive présente dans le corps, dans un organe ou tissu, décroît de la moitié de la quantité initiale, par l'action combinée de la désintégration radioactive et des processus biologiques.

OBS

période effective : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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