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SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation. It is
the dose when one kilogram of matter absorbs
0.01 joule of energy (formerly, the dose when
one gram absorbs 100 ergs). Different types
of radiation cause different amounts of
damage for the same absorbed dose; the dose
equivalent is measured in rems.