absorbed dose

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/, /æbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈs��ɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/

absorbed dose (plural absorbed doses)

1. (physics) The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).

• equivalent dose
• radiation dose
• gray (the SI unit of measurement of this phenomenon)