millirem
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of millirem
Example Sentences
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One pipe fitter was found to have an internal dose of 961 millirem and the second had an internal dose of 711 millirem.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
The report said monitoring isn't required for workers expected to receive less than 100 millirem a year.
From US News • Mar. 29, 2016
The report said monitoring isn’t required for workers expected to receive less than 100 millirem a year.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2016
In the U.S., pregnant women who work in a nuclear facility can be exposed to 50 millirem per month — or about 500 millirem over the course of a full-term pregnancy.
From Time • Mar. 18, 2011
He put the radiation reading taken downwind from the plant at 1 millirem per hour—not an alarming or unalarming level.
From Time Magazine Archive
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