Conversions

Question 1

SI Units and Common Units for the following
Radioactivity
Absorbed dose
Dose Equivalent
Exposure

Answer 1

becquerel (Bq), curie (Ci)
gray (Gy), rad
sievert (Sv), rem
coulomb/kilogram (C/kg), roentgen (R)

Question 2

What is 1 curie, becquerel

Answer 2

1 curie = 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second

1 becquerel = 1 disintegration per second

Question 3

Convert Rad to Gray

Answer 3

1 rad = 0.01 gray (Gy)
1 gray (Gy)=100 rad

Question 4

Convert Sievert to REM

Answer 4

1 rem = 0.01 sievert (Sv)
1 sievert (Sv)=100 rem

Question 5

Convert Sievert to RAD

Answer 5

1 Sievert =100 rad => 100 rem

10 mSv=1 rad => 1 rem