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a trading post located near the THird Cataract of the Nile. Dates to the reign of Amenemhet I of the 12th Dynasty. Was the capital of the short lived nation of Kush which was defeated by the 12th dynasty.
Ãâó: www.angelfire.com/me3/egyptgoddess/Def2.html
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| kerma |
An alternative term used for absorbed dose. Kerma is usually used to describe the transfer of energy from photons to electrons. See also Absorb dose
Ãâó: www.ndt.net/article/az/rt/rt.htm
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(symbol: K, SI unit: gray) A measure of the total initial kinetic energy of ions formed by nuclear radiation in a small volume of a given material per unit mass of the material.
Ãâó: www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/centre/waisrc/OKLO/Access...
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| kerma |
Kinetic Energy Released in Material
Ãâó: www.llrc.org/jargonbuster.htm
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| kerma |
Kinetic Energy Released in Matter; the amount of energy transferred from the x-ray beam to charged particles per unit mass in the medium of interest. For diagnostic x-rays, this is equivalent to absorbed dose in the specified medium (eg, air, soft tissue, bone). Kerma is measured in Gy.
Ãâó: www.e-radiography.net/radtech/d/dose_definitions.h...
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