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gray (Gray)

SI absorbed dose measure. Symbol: Gy. It measures the dose of radiation absorbed in living tissue. It is equal approximately to the absorbed dose delivered when the energy per unit mass imparted to matter by ionizing radiation is 1 Joule per kilogram. Gray = J/kg = m^2*s^(-2).

Ontology

SUMO / UNITS-OF-MEASURE

Class(es)

systeme international unit
is instance of
  gray  

Superclass(es)

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  abstract  
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  quantity  
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  physical quantity  
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entity
is subclass of
  abstract  
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  relation  
is subclass of
  single valued relation  
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  function  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  function quantity  
is subclass of
  gray  

Coordinate term(s)

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