Which of the following correctly represents the relationship among rads,rems,and relative biological effectiveness (RBE)?

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The relationship among rads, rems, and relative biological effectiveness (RBE) is that rems is equal to rads multiplied by RBE. Rads measure the amount of radiation absorbed by a material or organism, while rems measure the effective biological damage caused by that radiation. The RBE accounts for the differing abilities of various types of radiation to cause biological damage, and is a measure of how much more damaging a particular type of radiation is compared to standard gamma radiation. Thus, the correct formula for calculating rems is rems = rads x RBE.

Which of the Following Correctly Represents the Relationship Among Rads,rems,and