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A reference dose is the United States Environmental Protection Agency's maximum acceptable oral dose of a toxic substance, "below which no adverse noncancer health effects should result from a lifetime of exposure".
In pharmacology, an effective dose (ED) or effective concentration (EC) is the dose or concentration of a drug that produces a biological response. [1] [2] The term "effective dose" is used when measurements are taken in vivo, while "effective concentration" is used when the measurements are taken in vitro.
Clinical studies have shown that DVH metrics correlate with patient toxicity outcomes. [8] A drawback of the DVH methodology is that it offers no spatial information; i.e., a DVH does not show where within a structure a dose is received. [9]
Pharmacokinetics: . Process of the uptake of drugs by the body, the biotransformation they undergo, the distribution of the drugs and their metabolites in the tissues, and the elimination of the drugs and their metabolites from the body over a period of time.
A dose-ranging study is a clinical trial where different doses of an agent (e.g. a drug) are tested against each other to establish which dose works best and/or is least harmful.
Dose (biochemistry), a measured quantity of a medicine, nutrient, or pathogen which is delivered as a unit. Dosage (pharmacology), prescribed regimen of medication administration, including amount, frequency, and duration
Calcium carbonate antacid tablets. An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion, or an upset stomach. [1] Some antacids have been used in the treatment of constipation and diarrhea. [2]
A dose rate is quantity of radiation absorbed or delivered per unit time. It is often indicated in micrograys per hour (μGy/h) [1] or as an equivalent dose rate Ḣ T in rems per hour (rem/hr) or sieverts per hour (Sv/h).