dose
quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically
lethal dose
sufficient amount to kill
threshold dose
the minimum dose of drug that triggers minimal detectable biological effect in an animal
maximum tolerated dose
highest dose of an agent given during a chronic study that will not reduce longevity, from effects other than carcinogenicity
effective dose
measure of the cancer risk to a whole organism due to ionizing radiation
bolus
administration of a discrete amount of medication within a specific time
defined daily dose
statistical measure of drug consumption
acceptable daily intake
measure
effective dose
dose that produces therapeutic response in some fraction