Re: Abbreviations

["Robert D Boston" <BOSTRD@inel.gov>]

Because Roentgen is a name, mR would be milli-Roentgen.  The 1987 rad
health Handbook listed the symbol for the rem as "rem".

>Michelle,
  >    i believe, it is mR rather than mRem.


>>Hi all - please help us settle a dispute... for those of us still using
>>conventional units, is millirem abbreviated as mrem (small r) or
>>mRem (capital R)?


Bob Boston
LMITCO Criticality Safety Group
INEEL
208-526-0356


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