The '$rad$' is the correct unit used to report the measurement of

  • [AIEEE 2006]
  • A

    the rate of decay of a radioactive source

  • B

    the ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to produce ions in a targe

  • C

    the energy delivered by radiation to a target

  • D

    the biological effect of radiation

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