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mrem Meaning
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mrem (n)
a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
mrem Sentence Examples
- The average annual exposure to radiation in the United States is about 620 mrem.
- The maximum permissible annual dose of radiation for workers in the nuclear industry is 50 mrem.
- A chest X-ray exposes a patient to approximately 10 mrem of radiation.
- A transatlantic flight exposes a passenger to about 5 mrem of radiation.
- The dose of radiation received from eating a banana is about 0.1 mrem.
- Living in a brick house exposes a person to about 70 mrem of radiation per year.
- The radiation dose from a dental X-ray is about 5 mrem.
- The radiation dose from a mammogram is about 40 mrem.
- The radiation dose from a CT scan of the chest is about 7 mrem.
- The radiation dose from a PET scan of the whole body is about 1000 mrem.
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a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
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The average annual exposure to radiation in the United States is about 620 mrem.
The maximum permissible annual dose of radiation for workers in the nuclear industry is 50 mrem.
A chest X-ray exposes a patient to approximately 10 mrem of radiation.
A transatlantic flight exposes a passenger to about 5 mrem of radiation.
