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Conversion Ionizing Radiation

This document provides conversion factors between different units used to measure ionizing radiation, including: - Activity (becquerel to curie) - Absorbed dose (gray to rad) - Dose equivalent (sievert to rem) - Exposure (coulomb per kilogram to roentgen) Tables show conversions between different units like megabecquerel, millicurie, and microcurie for measuring radioactivity. Conversions are also provided for absorbed dose, dose equivalent, and other radiation quantities between SI and conventional units.

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Conversion Ionizing Radiation

This document provides conversion factors between different units used to measure ionizing radiation, including: - Activity (becquerel to curie) - Absorbed dose (gray to rad) - Dose equivalent (sievert to rem) - Exposure (coulomb per kilogram to roentgen) Tables show conversions between different units like megabecquerel, millicurie, and microcurie for measuring radioactivity. Conversions are also provided for absorbed dose, dose equivalent, and other radiation quantities between SI and conventional units.

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CONVERSION FACTORS FOR IONIZING RADIATION

CONVERSION BETWEEN SI AND OTHER UNITS

Expression
in
SI units

Special
name for
SI units

s1
J kg1
J kg1 s1

becquerel
gray

1-39

Activity
Absorbed dose
Absorbed dose rate

A
D
D

Average energy per


ion pair
Dose equivalent
Dose equivalent rate

Electric current
Electric potential
difference
Exposure
Exposure rate

I
U, V

Fluence
Fluence rate

Kerma
Kerma rate

K
K

Lineal energy

coulomb per kilogram


coulomb per kilogram
second
1 per meter squared
1 per meter squared
second
joule per kilogram
joule per kilogram
second
joule per meter

Linear energy transfer

joule per meter

J m1

Mass attenuation
coefficient
Mass energy transfer
coefficient
Mass energy absorption
coefficient
Mass stopping power

m2 kg1

S/

Power
Pressure

P
p

Radiation chemical
yield
Specific energy

meter squared per


kilogram
meter squared per
kilogram
meter squared per
kilogram
joule meter squared
per kilogram
joule per second
newton per meter
squared
mole per joule

mol J1

joule per kilogram

J kg1

H
H

X
X

tr/
en/

1 per second
joule per kilogram
joule per kilogram
second
joule

Expression
in symbols
for SI units

joule per kilogram


joule per kilogram
second
ampere
watt per ampere

Symbols
using
special
names
Bq
Gy
Gy s1

J
J kg1
J kg1 s1

Conventional
units

Symbol for
conventional
unit

Value of
conventional unit
in SI units

curie
rad
rad

Ci
rad
rad s1

3.7 1010 Bq
0.01 Gy
0.01 Gy s1

electronvolt

eV

1.602 1019 J

sievert

Sv
Sv s1

rem
rem per second

rem
rem s1

0.01 Sv
0.01 Sv s1

volt

ampere
volt

A
V

1.0 A
1.0 A

C kg1
C kg1 s1

roentgen
roentgen

R
R s1

2.58 104 C kg1


2.58 104 C kg1 s1

m2
m2 s1

cm2
cm2 s1

1.0 104 m2
1.0 104 m2 s1

Gy
Gy s1

1 per centimeter squared


1 per centimeter squared
second
rad
rad per second

rad
rad s1

0.01 Gy
0.01 Gy s1

keV m1

1.602 1010 J m1

keV m1

1.602 1010 J m1

cm2 g1

0.1 m2 kg1

cm2 g1

0.1 m2 kg1

cm2 g1

0.1 m2 kg1

MeV cm2 g1

1.602 1014 J m2 kg1

W
Pa

kiloelectron volt per


micrometer
kiloelectron volt per
micrometer
centimeter squared per
gram
centimeter squared per
gram
centimeter squared per
gram
MeV centimeter squared
per gram
watt
torr

W
torr

1.0 W
(101325/760)Pa

molecules
(100 eV)1
rad

1.04 107 mol J1

Gy

molecules per 100


electron volts
rad

A
W A1

J kg1
J kg1 s1

gray

J m1

m2 kg1
m2 kg1
J m2 kg1
J s1
N m2

watt
pascal

gray

0.01 Gy

CONVERSION FACTORS FOR IONIZING RADIATION (continued)

Quantity

Symbol
for
quantity

CONVERSION FACTORS FOR IONIZING RADIATION (continued)


CONVERSION OF RADIOACTIVITY UNITS FROM MBq TO mCi AND Ci
MBq

mCi

MBq

7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
900
800
700
600

189.
162.
135.
108.
81.
54.
27.
24.
21.6
18.9
16.2

500
400
300
200
100
90
80
70
60
50
40

mCi
13.5
10.8
8.1
5.4
2.7
2.4
2.16
1.89
1.62
1.35
1.08

MBq

Ci

MBq

Ci

30
20
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2

810
540
270
240
220
189
162
135
108
81
54

1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

27
24
21.6
18.9
16.2
13.5
10.8
8.1
5.4
2.7

CONVERSION OF RADIOACTIVITY UNITS FROM mCi AND Ci TO MBq


mCi

MBq

mCi

MBq

200
150
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20

7400
5550
3700
3330
2960
2590
2220
1850
1480
1110
740

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

370
333
296
259
222
185
148
111
74.0
37.0

Ci

MBq

Ci

MBq

1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
90

37.0
33.3
29.6
25.9
22.2
18.5
14.8
11.1
7.4
3.7
3.33

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
5
2
1

2.96
2.59
2.22
1.85
1.48
1.11
0.74
0.37
0.185
0.074
0.037

CONVERSION OF RADIOACTIVITY UNITS


100 TBq (1014 Bq)
10 TBq (1013 Bq)
1 TBq (1012 Bq)
100 GBq (1011 Bq)
10 GBq (1010 Bq)
1 GBq (109 Bq)
100 MBq (108 Bq)
10 MBq (107 Bq)
1 MBq (106 Bq)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

2.7 kCi (2.7 103 Ci)


270 Ci (2.7 102 Ci)
27 Ci (2.7 101 Ci)
2.7 Ci (2.7 100 Ci)
270 mCi (2.7 101 Ci)
27 mCi (2.7 102 Ci)
2.7 mCi (2.7 103 Ci)
270 Ci (2.7 104 Ci)
27 Ci (2.7 105 Ci)

100 kBq (105 Bq)


10 kBq (104 Bq)
1 kBq (103 Bq)
100 Bq (102 Bq)
10 Bq (101 Bq)
1 Bq (100 Bq)
100 mBq (101 Bq)
10 mBq (102 Bq)
1 mBq (103 Bq)

CONVERSION OF ABSORBED DOSE UNITS


SI Units
100 Gy (102 Gy)
10 Gy (101 Gy)
1 Gy (100 Gy)
100 mGy (101 Gy)
10 mGy (102 Gy)
1 mGy (103 Gy)
100 Gy (104 Gy)
10 Gy (105 Gy)
1 Gy (106 Gy)
100 nGy (107 Gy)
10 nGy (108 Gy)
1 nGy (109 Gy)

CONVERSION OF DOSE EQUIVALENT UNITS


100 Sv (102 Sv)
10 Sv (101 Sv)
1 Sv (100 Sv)
100 mSv (101 Sv)
10 mSv (102 Sv)
1 mSv (103 Sv)
100 Sv (104 Sv)
10 Sv (105 Sv)
1 Sv (106 Sv)
100 nSv (107 Sv)
10 nSv (108 Sv)
1 nSv (109 Sv)

Conventional
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

10,000 rad (104 rad)


1,000 rad (103 rad)
100 rad (102 rad)
10 rad (101 rad)
1 rad (100 rad)
100 mrad (101 rad)
10 mrad (102 rad)
1 mrad (103 rad)
100 rad (104 rad)
10 rad (105 rad)
1 rad (106 rad)
100 nrad (107 rad)

2.7 Ci (2.7 106Ci)


270 nCi (2.7 107 Ci)
27 nCi (2.7 108 Ci)
2.7 nCi (2.7 109 Ci)
270 pCi (2.7 1010 Ci)
27 pCi (2.7 1011 Ci)
2.7 pCi (2.7 1012 Ci)
270 fCi (2.7 1013 Ci)
27 fCi (2.7 1014 Ci)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

1-40

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

10,000 rem (104 rem)


1,000 rem (103 rem)
100 rem (102 rem)
10 rem (101 rem)
1 rem (100 rem)
100 mrem (101 rem)
10 mrem (102 rem)
1 mrem (103 rem)
100 rem (104 rem)
10 rem (105 rem)
1 rem (106 rem)
100 nrem (107 rem)

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