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rad
An old unit used for expressing absorbed dose of ionizing radiation. One rad (rd) represents the dosage absorbed when 1 gram of matter absorbs 100 ergs of energy. Although the rad has been superseded by the gray (1 Gy = 100 rads) for many applications internationally, it is still extensively used, especially in the US.
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