Appendix G

Conversion Table for Radiation Units

Unit Classification

US Unit

SI Unit

Conversion

Radioactivity

Ci

Bq

1 Ci = 3.7 ´ 1010 Bq

Radiation Dose

rad

Gy

1 rad = 0.01 Gy

Dose Equivalent*

rem

Sv

1 rem = 0.01 Sv

*: Equivalent Dose = Radiation Dose ´ RBE

where RBE is the Relative Biological Effectiveness of the radiation

 

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