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rem is an acronym for roentgen equivalent man, the unit used to measure the amount of radiation that results in the same amount of human tissue damage as that caused by one roentgen of X-rays.

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The rem is a unit used to measure the dosage of ionizing radiation received by living tissue. It takes into account both the type of radiation and its potential biological impact on human health.

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Radiation of atomic material like radium, uranium,thorium, indium, another radioactive sources. It also used to measure x-rays from x-ray Devices.

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Biological effect of ioniozing radiation.

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