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Röntgen equivalent physical

The Röntgen equivalent physical or rep (symbol rep) is a unit of radiation dose. It is the absorbed energetic dose before the biological efficiency of the radiation is factored in. More precisely, the rep is defined as 93 ergs per gram (9.3 mGy).

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