1 0:48 Pocahontas Trailer Pocahontas When English settlers land on the shores of her village, a free-spirited girl wonders what history-changing adventures await.
The gray (Gy), which is the SI unit of absorbed dose, corresponds to the absorption of 1 J of energy per kilogram of tissue. The rad (radiation absorbed dose) corresponds to the absorption of 1 10â2 J of energy per kilogram of tissue. Thus, 1 Gy = 100 rads. The rad is the unit most often used in medicine.
Microorganisms are inactivated by UV light as a result of damage to nucleic acids. The high energy associated with short wavelength UV energy, primarily at 254 nm, is absorbed by cellular RNA and DNA. This absorption of UV energy forms new bonds between adjacent nucleotides, creating double bonds or dimers.