kerma
| Symbol: | |
| Category: | Radiation, specific energy |
| SI Equivalent: | 1 Gy |
| Dimension: | L2T-2 |
| Notes | |
| The acronym of Kinetic Energy Released in Material. The kerma is used in radiology to express the kinetic energy transferred by neutral particles to charged particles per unit mass of the material. | |
1 kerma =
| Dose equivalent | ||
| Symbol | Unit Name | |
| 100 | rem | rem |
| 1 | Sv | sievert |
| Radiation, specific energy | ||
| Symbol | Unit Name | |
| 1 | Gy | gray |
| 1×10-3 | kGy | kilogray |
| 1×10-4 | Mrd | megarad |
| 100 | rd | rad |
| Thermal heat capacity | ||
| Symbol | Unit Name | |
| 4.29923×10-4 | Btu (IT)/lbm | British thermal unit (IT) per pound mass |
| 4.3021×10-4 | Btu (therm.)/lbm | British thermal unit (therm.) per pound mass |
| 2.38849×10-4 | cal (IT)/g | calorie (IT) per gram |
| 2.39006×10-4 | cal (therm.)/g | calorie (therm.) per gram |
| 1×10-3 | J/g | joule per gram |
| 1 | J/kg | joule per kilogram |
| 2.38849×10-4 | Cal (IT)/kg, kcal/kg | kilocalorie (IT) per kilogram |
| 2.77778×10-7 | kWh/kg | kilowatt-hour per kilogram |
