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Re: rep

For you young whippersnappers who were not around when the 
rep was in use, rep is the acronym for "roentgen equivalent 
physical."  It was a (an) unit of dose, defined as 
deposition of 93 erg/g in soft tissue--approximately the 
dose deposited there from an exposure of 1 R.

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S. Julian Gibbs, DDS, PhD               Voice: 615-322-3190
Professor of Radiology                    FAX: 615-322-3764 
Dept. of Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville TN 37232-2670 Email:s.julian.gibbs@Vanderbilt.Edu

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