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Former unit of dose equivalent, symbol: rem. For radiation protection purposes, the radiation dose was frequently indicated in millirem (mrem). 1 rem = 1 000 mrem. The new unit of the dose equivalent is joule divided by kilogram with the specific unit name sievert. 1 rem = 1/100 Sv.