effective dose

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1425437}} {{lb|en|biology|medicine}} The lowest [[pharmaceutical]] [[dosage]] required to cause effect in 50% of individuals.
2. {{senseid|en|Q5239054}} {{lb|en|biology|medicine}} The [[radiation dose]] as adjusted by [[factor#English:_mathematics|factor]]s for radiation type and for [[tissue#English:_Q40397|tissue]] type. {{ng|Like several other dose types, expressed by [[International System of Units#English:_Q12457|SI]] in [[sievert#English:_Q103246|sievert]]s (non-SI, in [[rem#English:_Q260126|rem]]s).}}

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