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- noun Plural form of
millisievert .
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Radiation from medical tests is generally measured in units called millisieverts, or mSv.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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Radiation from medical tests is generally measured in units called millisieverts, or mSv.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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Radiation from medical tests is generally measured in units called millisieverts, or mSv.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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The human radiation absorption rate is measured in units called millisieverts.
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The human radiation absorption rate is measured in units called millisieverts.
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According to Fumio Matsuda, a spokesman for the nuclear safety agency, the workers were exposed to radiation levels of up to 180 millisieverts, which is shy of the maximum 250 millisieverts that the government is allowing for workers.
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Matsuda said the workers were exposed to radiation levels of up to 180 millisieverts, which is less than the maximum amount of 250 millisieverts that the government is allowing for workers at the plant.
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Matsuda said the workers were exposed to radiation levels of up to 180 millisieverts, which is less than the maximum amount of 250 millisieverts that the government is allowing for workers at the plant.
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That all adds up to about 2.4 units, known as millisieverts, a year.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Matsuda says the workers were exposed to radiation levels of up to 180 millisieverts, which is less than the maximum amount of 250 millisieverts that the government is allowing for workers at the plant.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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