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millirem

NOUN
  1. a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem

How To Use millirem In A Sentence

  • According to the TSA, each scan delivers a radiation dose of less than 0.01 millirem. TSA workers, experts worry about radiation exposure
  • The dose to the thyroid gland from a single, intraoral exposure such as a bitewing is approximately 0.3 millirem.
  • On April 19, the Japanese government sharply ramped up its radiation exposure limit to 2,000 millirem per year 20 mSv/y for schools and playgrounds in Fukushima prefecture. Robert Alvarez: Japan's Nuclear Catastrophe Leaves Little to Celebrate on Children's Day
  • A millirem is a thousandth of a rem, the basic unit used to measure radiation doses in the United States. The Case for Mars
  • All of them met safety standards and delivered less than 0.005 millirem per screening, Szrom said. TSA workers, experts worry about radiation exposure
  • The exposure was an average of about 25 millirem, which is a couple of chest X-rays. NPR Topics: News
  • Exposure Levels Here are typical doses, in millirems, of radiation an average patient would receive in various medical procedures Exam Effective Dose (mrem) Radiation Risks Prompt Push to Curb CT Scans
  • Federal regulations require X-ray machines that screen bags to emit less than 0.5 millirem an hour. TSA workers, experts worry about radiation exposure
  • Every year Americans are exposed to about 300 millirem of radiation from naturally occurring sources, from rocks and soil to cosmic rays, according to the Health Physics Society. TSA workers, experts worry about radiation exposure
  • The radiation we receive annually is called "background radiation" and is approximately 200-300 millirems (millirems (mrem) is used to measure radiation) per year or 2-3 mSv (another measurement term) effective dose. Helene Pavlov: Another Look at Radiation
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