dosimetry

dosimetry [doh-sim-i-tree] Word Origin noun

1. the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
2. the measurement of the doses of medicines.

Origin of dosimetry 1940–45; Greek dósi(s) dose + -metry Related formsdo·si·met·ric [doh-suh-me-trik] /ˌdoʊ səˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivedo·si·me·tri·cian [doh-suh-mi-trish-uh n] /ˌdoʊ sə mɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, do·sim·e·trist, noun dosimetric in Medicine dosimetry [dō-sĭm′ĭ-trē] n.

1. The accurate measurement of doses, especially of radiation.