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(C, c, Ci) Curie is an obsolete unit of radioactivity; superseded by the SI unit becquerel. 1 curie is 3.70 x1010 disintegrations per second or 37,000 MBq. Formerly it was defined as the radiation emitted by 1 g of radium. The curie is originated on Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie, (French chemists and physicists and Nobel laureates). See Becquerel. • •
(Bq) Becquerel is the system international (SI) since 1985 new unit of radioactivity. 1 becquerel is equal to 1 disintegration per second. 1 Bq = 0.027 x10-9 Ci (Curie). In medicine and radiation protection the SI measurement units of becquerel, gray and sievert (should) have replaced the conventional units of curie, rad and rem. To convert: See also Gray, Sievert, Roentgen Equivalent In Man, Radiation Absorbed Dose, Count and Becquerel Antoine Henri. •
Activity is the rate of radioactive decay or the emission rate of a radiation from radioactive material. The cumulated activity is useful for nuclides that emit multiple radiations per disintegration. The units for activity are the curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq). Result Pages : |