Noun(1) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep(2) (roentgen equivalent man(3) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs(4) a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep(5) (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
Noun(1) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep(2) (roentgen equivalent man(3) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs(4) a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep(5) (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
(1) The rem takes account of a u2018quality factoru2019, which for the more dangerous alpha particles is 10.(2) The modern international system of units includes the Gray, the Sievert, and the Becquerel (Bq); these replace the rad, rem , and Curie, respectively.(3) According to Badhwar, the total increase in cosmonaut exposure was about 6 or 7 rem , a dose equivalent to 100 to 150 days of additional radiation exposure.(4) An area in which radiation levels could result in an individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess of 0.1 rem per hour.
