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Dose: A general term used to refer to the effect on a material that is exposed to radiation. 1  Gray (Gy): The international system (SI) unit of radiation dose expressed in terms of absorbed energy per unit mass of tissue. 2  Sievert (Sv): A sievert is the standard international measurement of dose. 3  rad (R): The original unit developed for expressing ...
Specific Absorption Rate. (SAR) The Specific Absorption Rate is defined as the RF power absorbed per unit of mass of an object, and is measured in watts per kilogram (W/kg). The SAR describes the potential for heating of the patient's tissue due to the application of the RF energy necessary to produce the MR signal.