Meaning | A measure of radioactivity. |
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Narrower | curie, Ci | A unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second |
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gray, Gy | The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation |
millicurie | A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie |
mrem, millirem | A dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem |
rad | A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material |
rem | (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays |
roentgen, R | A unit of radiation exposure |
rutherford | A unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second |
Broader | electromagnetic unit, emu | Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism |
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Spanish | unidad de radioactividad |
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Catalan | unitat de radiació |
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