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GRAY-GRAMME [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

The gram-gray is the unit of integral absorbed dose.

OBS

1 g·Gy = 10-3 J.

OBS

J: joule.

OBS

The gram-gray replaces the gram-rad (g·rad), but these units are not synonymous. The gram-gray = 10-3 joule, whereas the gram-rad = 10-5 joule.

OBS

gram-gray: term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • gGy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Le gray-gramme est l'unité de dose absorbée intégrale.

OBS

1 g·Gy = 10-3 J.

OBS

J : joule.

OBS

Le gray-gramme remplace le rad-gramme (g·rad), mais ces unités ne sont pas synonymes. Le gray-gramme = 10-3 joule, tandis que le rad-gramme = 10-5 joule.

OBS

gray-gramme : terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • gGy

Spanish

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