to

English translation: exposure to

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English term or phrase:to
Selected answer:exposure to
Entered by: Charles Davis

15:53 Feb 22, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: to
The effective doses from external exposure are estimated on the basis of personal dose equivalent, Hp(10), factually monitored in the exposed population, assuming that Hp(10) may be used as an approximation of the effective dose from external exposure to penetrating radiation.


Does it simply mean when we say from Los Angeles to Texas?
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 02:32
exposure to
Explanation:
"External exposure to penetrating radiation" surely means being exposed to radiation; it isn't a "from X to Y" structure. "From" goes with "dose"; the dose from external exposure means the dose received from external exposure.
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 00:32
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4 +5exposure to
Charles Davis
4 +3No!
Tony M
3 +2in context: effective dose as the result of exposure to penetrating radiation
Jacek Kloskowski


  

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in context: effective dose as the result of exposure to penetrating radiation


Explanation:
IMO

Jacek Kloskowski
United States
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  acetran
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agree  Jörgen Slet
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
exposure to


Explanation:
"External exposure to penetrating radiation" surely means being exposed to radiation; it isn't a "from X to Y" structure. "From" goes with "dose"; the dose from external exposure means the dose received from external exposure.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
1 min
  -> Thanks, Tony :)

agree  Jack Doughty
46 mins
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yasutomo-san!

agree  Jörgen Slet
18 hrs
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agree  Ashutosh Mitra
1 day 10 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
No!


Explanation:
Not entirely sure exactly what your question really it, but I think you muist be asking about "from external exposure to penetrating radiation"?

In that case, we are not talking about a classic 'from...to...' situation, as you appear to be describing. These are 2 quite separate expressions:
'the effetcive dose that you would obtain from...'
and
'exposure to radiation'

'to' is a common presposition used with expose / exposure: "Do not expose to air / sunlight / etc."

Does that answer your question?

Tony M
France
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes. I did understand! I do know that "to" is always used with expose/exposure. I have translated this structure a million times. However, I do not know that why sometimes it happens and I cannot recognize very simple structures!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
11 hrs
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agree  Jörgen Slet
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jörgen!

agree  acetran
3 days 11 hrs
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