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worth of background radiation

Portuguese translation: radiação habitual / radiação habitualmente recebida

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English term or phrase:worth of background radiation
Portuguese translation:radiação habitual / radiação habitualmente recebida
Entered by: Marcia Browne

22:11 May 16, 2022
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Clinical trials / Lab tests
English term or phrase: worth of background radiation
Contexto:
The CT scans that you will receive in this study will expose you to extra radiation that is equal to about 3 to 5 years’ worth of background radiation.

Não entendi a frase in English.

Só fui até "a radiação extra é igual a cerca de 3 a 5 anos de radiação"(...worth of background radiation ????????)

Obrigada (in advance) a quem me explicar
Marcia Browne
Brazil
Local time: 13:55
radiação habitual / radiação habitualmente recebida
Explanation:
Background é um termo da medicina que quer dizer de referência ou habitual.

https://www.novartis.com/clinicaltrials/glossary-clinical-tr...
"Background therapy is the current medication that is routinely taken as a standard of care for a particular."

Neste caso, a pessoa vai receber mais radiação que o normal / habitual, o equivalente a 3/ 5 anos de radiação (habitual).
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Filipa Riscado
Portugal
Local time: 17:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4[anos de] radiação de fundo
Arthur Vasconcelos
4 +3equivalente a cerca de 3 a 5 anos de radiação de fundo
Matheus Chaud
5radiação habitual / radiação habitualmente recebida
Filipa Riscado
4o que é sensivelmente igual de 3 - 5 anos de radiação ambiente
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
[anos de] radiação de fundo


Explanation:
Esse é o termo. Ver referência abaixo


    https://www.scielo.br/j/rb/a/QRKmjst7NYJ7LkZ3fQ4gM5m/?lang=pt
Arthur Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 13:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Viviani Oliveira
15 mins
  -> Obrigado, Viviani!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
4 hrs
  -> Grato, Paulinho!
agree  Clauwolf
13 hrs
  -> Grato, Claudio!
agree  Wagner Alcântara
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Wagner!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
equal to about 3 to 5 years' worth of background radiation
equivalente a cerca de 3 a 5 anos de radiação de fundo


Explanation:

background radiation = radiação de fundo:
https://www.google.com/search?q="background radiation" "radi...

Sugestão para a frase:
...will expose you to extra radiation that is equal to about 3 to 5 years’ worth of background radiation
...vão expor você a um adicional de radiação equivalente a cerca de 3 a 5 anos de radiação de fundo

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 13:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 456

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Viviani Oliveira
13 mins
  -> Obrigado, Viviani!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Paulinho!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
o que é sensivelmente igual de 3 - 5 anos de radiação ambiente


Explanation:
o que é sensivelmente igual de 3 - 5 anos de radiação ambiente

Nick Taylor
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 132
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
radiação habitual / radiação habitualmente recebida


Explanation:
Background é um termo da medicina que quer dizer de referência ou habitual.

https://www.novartis.com/clinicaltrials/glossary-clinical-tr...
"Background therapy is the current medication that is routinely taken as a standard of care for a particular."

Neste caso, a pessoa vai receber mais radiação que o normal / habitual, o equivalente a 3/ 5 anos de radiação (habitual).

Filipa Riscado
Portugal
Local time: 17:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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