1. Radiation
For example, uranium-238 has 0.00015 curies of radioactivity per pound (0.15 millicuries), while cobalt-60 has nearly 518,000 curies per pound. ... Radiation Measurements Radioactivity Absorbed Dose Dose Equivalent Exposure Common Units curie (Ci) rad rem roentgen (R) SI Units becquerel (Bq) gray (Gy) sievert (Sv) coulomb/kilogram (C/kg) Following is a list of prefixes and their meanings that are often used in conjunction with SI units: Multiple Prefix Symbol 1012 tera T 109 giga G 106 mega M 103 kilo k 10-2 centi c 10-3 milli m 10-6 micro µ 10-9 nano n Conversions Conversi...
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