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Encyclopedia > Dose

Dose can refer to:

In medicine: Dose was the second studio album released by Govt Mule. ... Dose is the second single from Filters debut album Short Bus. ... Page in an issue of Dose, covering the latest for boots. ...

  • Effective dose, the smallest amount of a substance required to produce a measurable effect on a living organism
  • Absorbed dose, an amount of radiation received
  • Equivalent dose, a measure of radiation dosage to tissue

Dosage can refer to: In pharmacology an effective dose is the amount of drug that produces a therapeutic response in 50% of the people taking it. ... Absorbed dose is a measure of the energy deposited in a medium by ionising radiation. ... The equivalent dose is a measure of the radiation dose to tissue where an attempt has been made to allow for the different relative biological effect of different types of radiation. ...

  • Dosage (album), the fourth studio album by the band Collective Soul
  • a measured quantity of sugar, wine, and sometimes brandy added in the final production of some champagnes

The word dosage can also refer to many meanings of the word dose. Dosage is Collective Souls fourth studio album, released on February 9, 1999. ... Champagne is often consumed as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ...

See also

  • Dosing, the process of administering a measured amount of a medicine or chemical
  • Dosed, a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Dosa, a South Indian breakfast food

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Glossary: Dose (125 words)
Dose is often expressed as milligram (amount) per kilogram (a measure of body weight) per day (a measure of time) when people eat or drink contaminated water, food, or soil.
In general, the greater the dose, the greater the likelihood of an effect.
An "absorbed dose" is the amount of a substance that actually got into the body through the eyes, skin, stomach, intestines, or lungs.
Chapter IV Dose estimates - Chernobyl: Assessment of Radiological and Health Impact (4548 words)
The main factor influencing the individual doses was found to be the distance of the residence from the reactor.
The total whole-body doses expected to be accumulated during the lifetimes of the individuals are estimated to be a factor of 3 greater than the doses received during the first year (UN88).
The doses received by populations outside the former Soviet Union were relatively low, and showed large differences from one country to another depending mainly upon whether rainfall occurred during the passage of the radioactive cloud.
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