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radioactivity unit comparison table

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becquerel 2.703 × 10^-11 curies A. H. Becquerel Syteme Internationale s^-1 defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations Unit of radioactivity; 1 becquerel represents one disintegration, or other nuclear transformation, per second. Bq 15th CGPM May 1975 named derived SI unit

curie 3.7 × 10¹⁰ becquerel Unit of radioactivity. radioactivity unit

gray Syteme Internationale m²·s^-2 J·kg^-1 Gy absorbed dose, specific energy (imparted), kerma named derived SI unit

rad Unit of radiation, equal to 100 ergs of ionizing energy absorbed per gram of absorber. radioactivity unit

sievert Syteme Internationale m²·s^-2 J·kg^-1 Sv dose equavalent named derived SI unit

Subject	has equivalent	is named after	is an acronym for	has base unit	has unit	has definition	has symbol	represent	has approval agency	has approval date	is an instance of
becquerel	2.703 × 10^-11 curies	A. H. Becquerel	Syteme Internationale	s^-1	defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations	Unit of radioactivity; 1 becquerel represents one disintegration, or other nuclear transformation, per second.	Bq		15th CGPM	May 1975	named derived SI unit
curie	3.7 × 10¹⁰ becquerel					Unit of radioactivity.					radioactivity unit
gray			Syteme Internationale	m²·s^-2	J·kg^-1		Gy	absorbed dose, specific energy (imparted), kerma			named derived SI unit
rad						Unit of radiation, equal to 100 ergs of ionizing energy absorbed per gram of absorber.					radioactivity unit
sievert			Syteme Internationale	m²·s^-2	J·kg^-1		Sv	dose equavalent			named derived SI unit

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