Preferred Label : Rad;
NCIt related terms : radiation absorbed dose;
NCIt definition : A unit of radiation absorbed dose equal to the amount of energy from any type of ionizing
radiation (e.g., alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons, etc.) deposited in any medium (e.g.,
water, tissue, air). A dose of one rad means the absorption of 100 ergs per gram of
absorbing tissue (100 rad 1 gray). (The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC).;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The special unit for absorbed radiation dose, which is the amount of energy
from any type of ionizing radiation (e.g., alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons, etc.) deposited
in any medium (e.g., water, tissue, air). A dose of one rad means the absorption of
100 ergs per gram of absorbing tissue. One rad is equal to 0.01 gray.(NCI);
Codes from synonyms : 12932;
Origin ID : C18064;
UMLS CUI : C0556643;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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