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sievert
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sie·vert  (svrt)
n. Abbr. Sv
The SI unit for the amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays, equivalent to a gray for x-rays.
[After Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896-1966), Swedish radiologist.]
sievert  (svrt)
The SI derived unit used to measure the amount of radiation necessary to produce the same effect on living tissue as one gray of high-penetration x-rays. The sievert is named after Swedish physicist Rolf Sievert (1896-1966).


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