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Base Units

Quantity
Mass

Unit
Name
kilogram

Length

meter

Time

second

Electric
Current

ampere

Temperature

kelvin

Amount of
Substance

mole

Luminous
Intensity

candela

Definition
Quantity of
matter in an
object
Measuremen
t from end to
end
Progress of
existence
Electrons
that move in
same
direction
Measure of
thermal
energy
Quantity that
measures
atoms,
molecules,
and
electrons
Measure of
wavelengthweighted
power
emitted by
light in a
certain
direction

SI
Unit
kg
m

British
Unit
f pound
mass
(lbm)
foot (ft)

sec

K
mol

cd

Rankine
(R)

Formula
m=dv

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Radiologic Units
Quantity

Unit Name

Definition

SI Unit

Absorbed
Dose

gray

Gy

Dose
Equivalent

sievert

Energy of
ionizing
radiation
absorbed
per unit
mass by
body
Estimate of
effect of
dose of
ionizing
radiation

British
Unit
rad

Sv

rem

Exposure

Coulomb/kilogram

C/kg

roentgen
(R)

Radioactivity

bequerrel

Measure of
the amount
of
ionizations
produced in
air by
photon
radiation
Emission of
ionizing
radiation
caused by
dissembling
atomic
nuclei

Bq

curie (Ci)

Formula
1Gy=100
rad

1Sv=100
rem.
Calculated
by
multiplying
dose
received by
factor
depending
on type of
radiation
1 C/kg=
3876 R

1mCi= 37
mBq

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Quantity

Derived Units
Unit Name
Definition

Absorbed Dose

gray

Charge

coulomb

Electric
Potential

volt

Dose Equivalent

sievert

Energy

joule

Exposure

Energy of
ionizing
radiation
absorbed
per unit
mass by
body
Energy
stored
chemically
for
conversion
into
electricity
Amount of
electric
potential
energy
that an
electric
charge
would
have if
located in
a space
Estimate
of effect of
dose of
ionizing
radiation

SI
Un
it
Gy

British
Unit

esu

rad

Formula
1Gy=100 rad
rad x 0.01 = gray

Sv

Property of J
matter and
radiation
that is
used as
capacity to
perform
work
coulomb/kilogr Measure of C/k
am
the
g

rem

1Sv=100 rem.
Calculated by
multiplying dose
received by factor
depending on type of
radiation
rem x 0.01= sievert

ft/lb

roentg
en

1 C/kg= 3876 R
roentgen x 2.58 x 10-4

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amount of
ionizations
produced
in air by
photon
radiation

Frequency

hertz

Wavelength

lambda

Velocity

constant

Force

newton

Number of
waves that
pass
through a
certain
point in a
given time
frame
Distance
between
any two
successive
points on a
wave.
Measured
from crest
to crest.
Varies
from
kilometers
to
angstroms
Speed of
light.
Increase in
frequency
would
have a
decrease
in
wavelengt
h
Something
trying to
produce
motion or
stress in
stationary

= coulomb/kilogram

Hz

cycles
per
second

Angstrom () = 10-10
meters

Velocity= frequency x
wavelength
C= x

Multiply mass of body

by acceleration

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object
Product of
Wb
average
magnetic
field times
perpendicu
lar area
that it
penetrates

Magnetic flux

weber

Magnetic flux
density

tesla

Amount of T
magnetic
flux in area
perpendicu
lar to
magnetic
fluxs
direction

Power

watt

Radioactivity

bequerrel

The time
and rate of
doing
work,
measured
in watts
Emission
of ionizing
radiation
caused by
dissemblin
g atomic
nuclei

Average magnetic
field X perpendicular
area

gauss

Bq

curie

1mCi= 37 mBq
curie x 3.7 x 1010 =
becquerel