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noun Physics.

dose (def. 4a).

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absorbed dose

—n
	the amount of energy transferred by nuclear or ionizing radiation to a unit mass of absorbing material

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absorbed dose n.
The quantity of radiation energy, expressed in rads, that is administered or absorbed per unit mass of target.

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