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dosimetry

American  
[doh-sim-i-tree] / doʊˈsɪm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.

  2. the measurement of the doses of medicines.


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Origin of dosimetry

1940–45; < Greek dósi ( s ) dose + -metry

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Pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and radiation dosimetry were assessed in normal mice after intravenous administration of 18F-SNFT-1.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

Archive tapes containing older dosimetry data were reused, the data overwritten and unrecoverable.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2015

NIOSH, he said, “relies on known doctored, falsified dosimetry records.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2015

According to the dosimetry records for 1946, about 115 people visited the test site that year.

From Project Trinity 1945-1946 by Maag, Carl R.

According to dosimetry data, entrance logs, and other records, about 1,000 individuals were at the test site at some time between 16 July 1945 and the end of 1946.

From Project Trinity 1945-1946 by Maag, Carl R.

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