Notebook 1 Units of Measurement RADIOLOGIC UNITS SVUNITS COMMON UNITS Radioactivity Becquerel (bq) Curie (Ci) 1 curie=3.7*10"10 per second ‘Absorbed Dose Gray (Gy) Rad 1 Gray=100 rad Dose Equivalent | Sievert (Sv) Rem 1 Sievert=100 tem Exposure | Coulomb/kilogra | Roentgen (R) | 1 (C/kg)=3880 m Roentgens (C/kg) AIR GAP TECHNIQUE This is an alternative to using a grid. By increasing the distance from the patient to the IR (01D), this reduces the amount of scatter radiation hitting the board. For example, a 10 inch gap has the same degree of clean up as a 15:1 grid on a part that measures at 10 cm.Notebook 1 Units of Measurement Grid Formulas Formula/Equation Name —_| Purpose Example Grid Ratio equals h/D Influence on the ability of the | Lead strips are 6mm high and lead strip height interspace width grid to improve contrast are separated by an interspace material of 0.5 mm, what is the grid ratio? 6/.5= 12:1 Grid Conversion Factor (GCF) equals mAs with the grid/mAs without the grid Allows us to find an appropriate mAs technique using a grid with a different ratio. You take a good image of a shoulder using 10 mAs and 85 kVp without a eri are requested to use a 12:1 grid, what mAs is needed? x/10 mAs new mAs needed= 55 mAsNotebook 1 Units of Measurement. Grid Conversion Factors Suggested Grid Conversion Factors Grid Ratio mAs increase kVp increase Non-grid 1X Sil 2X &1 4X 12:1 5X 16:1 OX 0 8-10 13-15 20-25 30-40