TABLE 3

Radiation Measurement Units

MeasurementU.S. unitSI unitConversion
ActivityCurieBecquerel1 mCi = 37 MBq
Ionizations in airRoentgenC/kg1 R = 2.59 × 10−4 C/kg
Absorbed doseRadGray100 rad = 1 Gy
Equivalent dose (absorbed dose times radiation quality factor)RemSievert100 rem = 1 Sv
Effective dose (equivalent dose times tissue weighting factor)RemSievert100 rem = 1 Sv