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Sievert, Rolf Maximilian

R.M. Sievert
R.M. Sievert

The Swede Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896 - 1966), son to a businessman was a medical physicist.

He played a pioneering role in the measurement of radiation doses. In later years, he focused on the biological effects of repeated low-dose exposure.

He lent his name to to the sievert, the unit of effective dose and equivalent dose.

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