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What are the units used to measure energy?

  • keV

  • MeV

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What are the units used to measure activity?

  • Becquerel (Bq) 

  • Curie (Ci)

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What is the common conversion factor to measure activity?

  • 1 Ci = 37 GBq

  • 1 mCi = 37 MBq

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How do you convert between Becquerel to Disintegration?

1 dps = 1 Bq

1 dps = 60 dpm

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What are the units used to measure exposure?

  • Roentgen (R)

  • Coulomb per kilogram (C/kg)

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What is the common conversion factor to measure exposure?

1 R = 2.58 × 10-4 C/kg

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What are the units used to measure for the equivalent dose?

  • Roentgen Equivalent Man (rem)

  • Sievert (Sv)

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What is the common conversion factor to measure for the equivalent dose?

  • 1 Sv = 100 rem

  • 1 mSv = 100 mrem

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What are the units used to measure for the absorbed dose?

  • Radiation Absorbed Dose (rad)

  • Gray (Gy)

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What is the common conversion factor to measure for the absorbed dose?

  • 1 Gy = 100 rad 

  • 1 mGy = 100 mrad

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How do you calculate total exposure?

Exposure rate x time

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How do you calculate Distance?

I*D² = i *d²