sievert, Sv (unit)

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ID: https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/units/si/1979/named/sievert
Definition name: sievert

Unit name: sievert
Latin symbol: Sv
Display symbol: Sv

Description: A derived SI unit for equivalent dose of ionizing radiation equal to J·kg⁻¹ (m²·s⁻²) using the 1967 SI base units, defined at the 16th CGPM meeting in 1979.

"The 16th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, [...] adopts the special name sievert, symbol Sv, for the SI unit of dose equivalent in the field of radioprotection. The sievert is equal to the joule per kilogram." [16th CGPM meeting (1979), resolution 5]

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