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Radiation Converter
Convert between gray/second, exagray/second and other radiation dose rate units.
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About radiation conversions
Radiation dose rate conversions are used in health physics, radiation protection, nuclear medicine, and safety monitoring. Our converter covers SI units such as grays per second, joules per kilogram-second, watts per kilogram, and sieverts per second, plus the traditional unit rads per second and rem per second. Dose rate measures how quickly radiation dose is delivered over time. Whether you are monitoring radiation areas, planning therapy, or ensuring safety compliance, this converter provides accurate conversions.
Most popular radiation conversions
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Popular radiation conversions (462 total)
Unit definitions
Gray per Second (Gy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 1 joule per kilogram per second.
Origin: Named after British physicist Louis Harold Gray (1905-1965).
Current use: Radiation therapy, Radiation protection, Nuclear engineering
Exagray per Second (EGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^18 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix exagray (E) = 10^18.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Petagray per Second (PGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^15 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix petagray (P) = 10^15.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Teragray per Second (TGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^12 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix teragray (T) = 10^12.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Gigagray per Second (GGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^9 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix gigagray (G) = 10^9.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Megagray per Second (MGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^6 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix megagray (M) = 10^6.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Kilogray per Second (kGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 1000 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix kilogray (k) = 1000.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Hectogray per Second (hGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 100 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix hectogray (h) = 100.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Dekagray per Second (daGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix dekagray (da) = 10.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Decigray per Second (dGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 0.1 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix decigray (d) = 0.1.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Centigray per Second (cGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 0.01 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix centigray (c) = 0.01.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Milligray per Second (mGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 0.001 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix milligray (m) = 0.001.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Microgray per Second (µGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^-6 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix microgray (µ) = 10^-6.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Nanogray per Second (nGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^-9 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix nanogray (n) = 10^-9.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Picogray per Second (pGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^-12 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix picogray (p) = 10^-12.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Femtogray per Second (fGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^-15 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix femtogray (f) = 10^-15.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Attogray per Second (aGy/s)
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 10^-18 gray per second.
Origin: SI prefix attogray (a) = 10^-18.
Current use: Radiation therapy, Nuclear engineering
Rad per Second (rad/s)
CGS unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 0.01 gray per second.
Origin: rad (radiation absorbed dose) is a CGS unit.
Current use: Radiation protection, Nuclear engineering
Joule per Kilogram Second (J/(kg·s))
SI unit of absorbed radiation dose rate = 1 joule per kilogram per second.
Origin: Equivalent to gray per second.
Current use: Radiation dosimetry
Watt per Kilogram (W/kg)
SI unit of specific energy absorption rate.
Origin: Equivalent to gray per second for absorbed dose.
Current use: Radiation dosimetry
Sievert per Second (Sv/s)
SI unit of radiation dose equivalent rate.
Origin: Named after Rolf Sievert (1896-1966), Swedish medical physicist.
Current use: Radiation protection, Health physics
Rem per Second (rem/s)
CGS unit of radiation dose equivalent rate = 0.01 sievert per second.
Origin: rem (roentgen equivalent man) is a CGS unit.
Current use: Radiation protection
Common uses for radiation dose rate conversions
Used for radiation monitoring, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, safety compliance, and health physics.
Frequently asked questions about radiation
How many rad/s is 1 Gy/s?+
1 Gy/s equals 100 rad/s.
What is radiation dose rate?+
Dose rate is the amount of radiation dose delivered per unit time.
Which units are supported?+
Gray per second, rad per second, joule per kilogram-second, watt per kilogram, sievert per second, and rem per second.