amcon: radiological measures

activity

Number of decays (disintegrations) per second. The former measure Curie was related to the activity of 1 gram radium with 3.7*10¹⁰ decays per second.
1 Becquerel (Bq)	= 1/s	= 2.7*10^-11 Ci
1 Curie (Ci)	= 3.7*10¹⁰ Bq
	energy dose
Total absorbed radiation energy per mass. The former measure Rad (rd) is no longer valid.
1 Gray (Gy)	= 1 Joule/kg	= 100 Rad (rd)
1 Rad	= 0.01 Gy
	equivalent dose
The equivalent dose is defined as product of energy dose and a non-dimensional Q-factor (quality factor) for the biological action quantity of the respective type of radiation. The former measure Rem (rem) is no longer valid. equivalent dose = energy dose * Q-factor
1 Sievert (Sv)	= 1 Joule/kg	= 100 rem
1 rem	= 0.01 Sv
	ion dose
Electrical charge of ions produced in 1 kilogram air by radiation. There is no special name for the measure. The former measure Röntgen (R) is no longer valid.
1 C/kg	= 1 Coulomb per kilogram	= 3,876 Röntgen (R)
1 R	= 2.58*10^-4 C/kg

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