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The Rem, unit symbol rem ( roentgen equivalent in English for you ) is the traditional unit of equivalent dose, derived from the unit for the ion dose x-ray.

It was replaced on 1 January 1978 by the SI unit sievert ( Sv) and to the end of the transitional period no longer be used since 1 January 1985. However, still older instruments in circulation which have this unit.

100 Rem correspond to 1 sievert. 1 Rem equivalent to 10 millisieverts.

  • Outdated unit (Physics)
  • Radiometric unit
  • Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
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