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Units for radiation Flashcards

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Curie (Ci)

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Number of disintegrations that occur in 1s for 1 gram of radium
3.7 x 10^10

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Becquerel (Bq)

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The si unit of radiation activity which is 1 disintegration

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Rad

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Radiation absorbed dose
Measures radiation absorbed by a gram of material such as body tissue

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Rem

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Radiation equivalent in humans
Measures biological effects of different kinds of radiation

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