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effective half-life
The time required for the amount of a radionuclide deposited in a living organism to be diminished by 50% as a result of the combined action of radioactive decay and biological elimination. See also biological half-life, decay constant, radioactive half-life.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Medical devices
- Category: Radiology equipment
- Company: U.S. HHS
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