Röntgen equivalent physical
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The Röntgen equivalent physical or rep (symbol rep) is a unit of radiation
dose first introduced by Herbert Parker in 1950. It is the absorbed energetic dose before the biological efficiency of the radiation is factored in. More precisely, the rep is defined as 93 ergs per gram (9.3 mGy).
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
dose first introduced by Herbert Parker in 1950. It is the absorbed energetic dose before the biological efficiency of the radiation is factored in. More precisely, the rep is defined as 93 ergs per gram (9.3 mGy).
See also
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