Radiology

Radiation Dose Converter Calculator

Convert radiation units within absorbed dose, Sv/rem or activity. Optional organ-dose relationship and historical AAPM96 CT reference estimates with explicit age, region and phantom basis.

References

  1. NIST SP811 Appendix B.9, radiology conversion factors: Gy/rad, Sv/rem and Bq/Ci.
  2. IAEA Safety Reports Series115 (2023), Neutron Monitoring for Radiation Protection, printed pp41–42, Eq5.10/Table5.4: ICRP103 radiation weighting.
  3. ICRP Publication 103 (2007). The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Ann ICRP 37(2-4).
  4. ICRP Publication 92 (2003). Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE), Quality Factor (Q), and Radiation Weighting Factor (wR). Ann ICRP 33(4).
  5. AAPM Report No. 96 (2008). The Measurement, Reporting, and Management of Radiation Dose in CT. American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
  6. European Commission (1999). European Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Computed Tomography. Report EUR 16262.
  7. Smith-Bindman R, et al. Radiation Dose Associated with Common Computed Tomography Examinations. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(22):2078-2086.
  8. NCRP Report No. 160 (2009). Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States.
  9. Radiologyinfo.org - Radiation Dose in X-Ray and CT Exams. Radiological Society of North America.
  10. REMM - Radiation Units and Conversion Factors. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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