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Radiation Converter

Convert radiation absorbed dose rate: Gy/s, rad/s.

5 units
6 decimals

1 Gy/s = 100 Rad/second

About the radiation converter

Absorbed dose rate measures how quickly a material is accumulating energy from ionizing radiation. The SI unit is the gray per second (Gy/s) — one gray equals one joule of energy deposited per kilogram of matter. The legacy unit is the rad per second (1 rad = 0.01 Gy). Radiotherapy machines, industrial irradiators, and dosimetry instruments quote dose rate to plan treatments and assess hazards.

Frequently asked questions

  • How is dose rate different from total dose?

    Dose rate (Gy/s) is the speed of energy deposition; total dose (Gy) is what accumulates over time. Multiply rate by exposure time to get the dose.

  • How many Gy/s is 1 rad/s?

    0.01 Gy/s. The conversion is the same as for absorbed dose: 1 Gy = 100 rad.

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