Absorbed Dose
In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance that penetrates an exposed organism's absorption barriers (e.g., skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal tract) through physical or biological processes.
absorbed dose. The amount of a chemical that enters the body of an exposed organism.
absorption. The uptake of water or dissolved chemicals by a cell or an organism (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in the soil).
Absorbed dose (of a substance)-Amount of a substance absorbed into an organism or into organs and tissues of interest. (IUPAC) ...
Absorbed Dose: The amount of energy deposited in any substance by ionizing radiation per unit mass of the substance. It is expressed numerically in rads (traditional units) or grays (SI units).
absorbed dose (of a substance)
internal dose
Amount (of a substance) taken up by an organism or into organs or tissues of interest.
See absorption, systemic ...
Absorbed Dose
The amount of a substance that penetrates an exposed organism's absorption barriers (e.g.,, skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal tract) through physical or biological processes. The term is synonymous with internal dose.
Absorption ...
The product of the absorbed dose from ionizing radiation and such factors as account for biological differences due to the type of radiation and its distribution in the body in the body.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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Dose Equivalent: The product of the absorbed dose from ionizing radiation and such factors as account for biological differences due to the type of radiation and its distribution in the body in the body.
Internal Dose: In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance penetrating the absorption barriers (e.g. skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal tract) of an organism through either physical or biological processes. (See: absorbed dose) ...
An "exposure dose" is how much of a substance is encountered in the environment. An "absorbed dose" is the amount of a substance that actually got into the body through the eyes, skin, stomach, intestines, or lungs.
 See also: Dose, Organism, Exposure, Absorption, Liquid
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