Definitions | sievert |
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- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv
Translations: - French: sievert
- French, sievert
- German: Sievert
- Spanish: sievert
Etymology: Named after w:Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Rolf Sievert.
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