A general term denoting the quantity of radiation or energy absorbed. For special purposes, it must be appropriately qualified e.g. absorbed, maximum permissible, mean lethal.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1540
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/D01839.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
