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lethal dose (MLD)

A dose of ionizing radiation sufficient to cause death. Median lethal dose (also abbreviated LD50) is the dose required to kill half of the individuals in a group similarly exposed within a specified period of time. The median lethal dose for humans is about 400 rads.

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