Conversion Factors for Ionizing Radiation

Conversion between SI and Other Units

Quantity
Activity
Absorbed dose
Absorbed dose rate
Average energy per
ion pair
Dose equivalent
Dose equivalent
rate
Electric current
Electric potential
difference
Exposure
Exposure rate

Symbol
for
quantity Expression in SI units
A
1 per second
D
joule per kilogram

joule per kilogram

D
second
W
joule
H

H
I
U, V
X
X

Expression Special
in symbols name for
for SI units SI units
becquerel
s1
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J kg1
J kg1 s1

J kg1
J kg1 s1

coulomb per kilogram

coulomb per kilogram
second
1 per meter squared

C kg1
C kg1 s1

Fluence rate

Kerma
Kerma rate

Lineal energy

1 per meter squared

second
joule per kilogram
joule per kilogram
second
joule per meter

Linear energy
transfer

joule per meter

A
W A1

J kg1
J kg1 s1

Mass energy
transfer coefficient

tr/

meter squared per

kilogram

m2 kg1

Mass energy
absorption
coefficient
Mass stopping
power

en/

meter squared per

kilogram

m2 kg1

joule meter squared

per kilogram

J m2 kg1

Specific energy

1-44

1.602 1019 J

sievert

rem
rem per second

rem
rem s1

0.01 Sv
0.01 Sv s1

volt

ampere
volt

A
V

1.0 A
1.0 V

R
R s1

2.58 104 C kg1

2.58 104 C kg1 s1

cm2

1.0 104 m2

cm2 s1

1.0 104 m2 s1

Gy
Gy s1

roentgen
roentgen per
second
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

1.04 107 mol J1

Gy

molecules per
100 electron
volts
rad

rad

0.01 Gy

Sv
Sv s1
V

gray

J m1
m2 kg1

Radiation chemical
yield

eV

J m1

meter squared per

kilogram

P
p

electronvolt

m2 s1

Power
Pressure

Value of conventional
unit in SI units
3.7 1010 Bq
0.01 Gy
0.01 Gy s1

m2

Mass attenuation
coefficient

S/

Symbol for
conventional
unit
Ci
rad
rad s1

joule per kilogram

joule per kilogram
second
ampere
watt per ampere

Fluence

Symbols
using
special
Conventional
names
units
Bq
curie
Gy
rad
Gy s1 rad

joule per second

newton per meter
squared
mole per joule

J s1
N m2
mol J1

joule per kilogram

J kg1

watt
pascal

gray

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Conversion of Radioactivity Units from MBq to mCi and Ci

MBq
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
900
800

mCi
189.
162.
135.
108.
81.
54.
27.
24.
21.6

MBq
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
90
80

mCi
18.9
16.2
13.5
10.8
8.1
5.4
2.7
2.4
2.16

MBq
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
9
8

mCi
1.89
1.62
1.35
1.08
810
540
270
240
220

MBq
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0.9
0.8

mCi
189
162
135
108
81
54
27
24
21.6

MBq
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

mCi
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
200
150
100
90
80
70
60
50

MBq
7400
5550
3700
3330
2960
2590
2220
1850

mCi
40
30
20
10
9
8
7
6

MBq
1480
1110
740
370
333
296
259
222

5
4
3
2
1

mCi

MBq
185
148
111
74.0
37.0

Ci
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300

MBq
37.0
33.3
29.6
25.9
22.2
18.5
14.8
11.1

Ci
200
100
90
80
70
60
50
40

MBq
7.4
3.7
3.33
2.96
2.59
2.22
1.85
1.48

Ci
30
20
10
5
2
1

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)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

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)

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)

=
=
=
=
=
=

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)

SI Units
100 Gy (104 Gy)
10 Gy (105 Gy)
1 Gy (106 Gy)
100 nGy (107 Gy)
10 nGy (108 Gy)
1 nGy (109 Gy)

=
=
=
=
=
=

Conventional
10 mrad (102 rad)
1 mrad (103 rad)
100 rad (104 rad)
10 rad (105 rad)
1 rad (106 rad)
100 nrad (107 rad)

=
=
=
=
=
=

10 mrem (102 rem)

1 mrem (103 rem)
100 rem (104 rem)
10 rem (105 rem)
1 rem (106 rem)
100 nrem (107 rem)

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)

=
=
=
=
=
=

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)

100 Sv (104 Sv)

10 Sv (105 Sv)
1 Sv (106 Sv)
100 nSv (107 Sv)
10 nSv (108 Sv)
1 nSv (109 Sv)

MBq
1.11
0.74
0.37
0.185
0.074
0.037