"Radiation Dosage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv).
Descriptor ID |
D011829
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MeSH Number(s) |
E05.799.513 G01.750.740 N06.850.810.250
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Concept/Terms |
Radiation Dosage- Radiation Dosage
- Dosages, Radiation
- Radiation Dosages
- Dosage, Radiation
Sievert Units- Sievert Units
- Units, Sievert
- Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent
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2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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