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Offline Rennhack

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Half-life, effective
« on: Nov 23, 2005, 04:22 »
The time required for a radionuclide contained in a biological system, such as a human or an animal, to reduce its activity by one-half as a combined result of radioactive decay and biological elimination.
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Re: Half-life, effective
« Reply #1 on: Nov 28, 2005, 11:05 »
Incorporates both the radioactive and biological half-lives. It is used in calculating the dose received from an internal radiation source.
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Re: Half-life, effective
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