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QUANTITY                              SI UNIT                             OLD                    RELATIONSHIP


                                                                                                      UNIT                    BETWEEN UNIT


                                                                                                                                                        10
                                  Activity                    Bequerel (Bq)                        Curie (Ci)                 1 Ci = 3.7 x 10 Bq


                                                                                                                             1 Bq = 2.7 x 10             -11   Ci



                                                                                                                                                       -4
                                Exposure                 Coulomb/kilogram  Roentgen                                         1 R = 2.58x10 C/kg

                                                                      (C/kg)                             (R)                     1 C/kg = 3876 R



                                Absorbed                           Gray (Gy)                             rad                     1 rad = 0.01 Gy


                                    Dose                                                                                          1 Gy = 100 rad



                               Equivalent                        Sievert (Sv)                           rem                      1 rem = 0.01 Sv


                                    Dose                                                                                         1 Sv = 100 rem









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