NOUN | quantity | Gy, gray | the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation |
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Meaning | The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad. | |
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Synonym | gray | |
Broader | radioactivity unit | A measure of radioactivity |
Catalan | Gy |
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