The workers are exposed to an estimated equivalent dose of 2-6 Sv to the skin below their ankles.

This allows calculation of the equivalent dose, which depends on distance and activity.

The equivalent dose is the measure of the biological effect of radiation on human tissue.

Why shouldn't they be tested in equivalent doses against drugs that already exist - and already work?

The equivalent dose is then dependent upon the weighting factors above.

If the equivalent dose is uniform throughout the organism, it will be equal to the effective dose.

The concept of equivalent dose was developed in the 1950s.

In the US, three different equivalent doses are typically reported:

An older unit for the equivalent dose is the rem, still often used in the United States.

To get the equivalent dose used in some animal studies, people would have to consume 2 grams of resveratrol (2,000 milligrams) or more a day.