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Radiation Dose Rate Converter

Radiation dose rate is how fast absorbed dose accumulates. The SI unit is the gray per second, but survey meters read in microsieverts per hour and industrial irradiators in kilograys per hour. Absorbed dose (gray) and equivalent dose (sievert) share the same numeric scale here.

30 units supported Base unit gray per second (Gy/s)

1 Gy/s
3,600,000 mGy/h

Multiply the number of grays per second by 3600000 to get milligrays per hour. How this is calculated

About radiation dose rate conversion

Radiation Dose Rate conversion is commonly needed when radiation surveys, sterilisation plants, and occupational monitoring. Natural background is roughly 0.1–0.3 microsieverts per hour, which is a handy reference when reading a survey meter.

Convert Gray per Second to other radiation dose rate units

1 Gy/s expressed in every other radiation dose rate unit on this site.

  • Exagray per Second EGy/s 1e-18
  • Petagray per Second PGy/s 1e-15
  • Teragray per Second TGy/s 1e-12
  • Gigagray per Second GGy/s 1e-9
  • Megagray per Second MGy/s 0.000001
  • Kilogray per Second kGy/s 0.001
  • Hectogray per Second hGy/s 0.01
  • Dekagray per Second daGy/s 0.1
  • Decigray per Second dGy/s 10
  • Centigray per Second cGy/s 100
  • Milligray per Second mGy/s 1,000
  • Microgray per Second µGy/s 1,000,000
  • Nanogray per Second nGy/s 1,000,000,000
  • Picogray per Second pGy/s 1,000,000,000,000
  • Femtogray per Second fGy/s 1,000,000,000,000,000
  • Attogray per Second aGy/s 1e+18
  • Gray per Hour Gy/h 3,600
  • Milligray per Hour mGy/h 3,600,000
  • Microgray per Hour µGy/h 3,600,000,000
  • Kilogray per Hour kGy/h 3.6
  • Sievert per Second Sv/s 1
  • Millisievert per Hour mSv/h 3,600,000
  • Microsievert per Hour µSv/h 3,600,000,000
  • Joule per Kilogram Second J/(kg·s) 1
  • Watt per Kilogram W/kg 1
  • Rad per Second rad/s 100
  • Rad per Hour rad/h 360,000
  • Rem per Second rem/s 100
  • Millirem per Hour mrem/h 360,000,000

Complete list of radiation dose rate units

All 30 units this converter supports, each stated against the gray per second (Gy/s).

30 units

Every radiation dose rate unit, stated against the gray per second
Unit Symbol System In grays per second Conversions
Gray per Second Gy/s SI base unit (Gy/s)
Exagray per Second EGy/s SI 1 EGy/s = 1e+18 Gy/s
Petagray per Second PGy/s SI 1 PGy/s = 1e+15 Gy/s
Teragray per Second TGy/s SI 1 TGy/s = 1,000,000,000,000 Gy/s
Gigagray per Second GGy/s SI 1 GGy/s = 1,000,000,000 Gy/s
Megagray per Second MGy/s SI 1 MGy/s = 1,000,000 Gy/s
Kilogray per Second kGy/s SI 1 kGy/s = 1,000 Gy/s
Hectogray per Second hGy/s SI 1 hGy/s = 100 Gy/s
Dekagray per Second daGy/s SI 1 daGy/s = 10 Gy/s
Decigray per Second dGy/s SI 1 dGy/s = 0.1 Gy/s
Centigray per Second cGy/s SI 1 cGy/s = 0.01 Gy/s
Milligray per Second mGy/s SI 1 mGy/s = 0.001 Gy/s
Microgray per Second µGy/s SI 1 µGy/s = 0.000001 Gy/s
Nanogray per Second nGy/s SI 1 nGy/s = 1e-9 Gy/s
Picogray per Second pGy/s SI 1 pGy/s = 1e-12 Gy/s
Femtogray per Second fGy/s SI 1 fGy/s = 1e-15 Gy/s
Attogray per Second aGy/s SI 1 aGy/s = 1e-18 Gy/s
Gray per Hour Gy/h SI 1 Gy/h = 0.000277777777778 Gy/s
Milligray per Hour mGy/h SI 1 mGy/h = 2.77777777778e-7 Gy/s
Microgray per Hour µGy/h SI 1 µGy/h = 2.77777777778e-10 Gy/s
Kilogray per Hour kGy/h SI 1 kGy/h = 0.277777777778 Gy/s
Sievert per Second Sv/s SI 1 Sv/s = 1 Gy/s
Millisievert per Hour mSv/h SI 1 mSv/h = 2.77777777778e-7 Gy/s
Microsievert per Hour µSv/h SI 1 µSv/h = 2.77777777778e-10 Gy/s
Joule per Kilogram Second J/(kg·s) SI 1 J/(kg·s) = 1 Gy/s
Watt per Kilogram W/kg SI 1 W/kg = 1 Gy/s
Rad per Second rad/s Other 1 rad/s = 0.01 Gy/s
Rad per Hour rad/h Other 1 rad/h = 0.00000277777777778 Gy/s
Rem per Second rem/s Other 1 rem/s = 0.01 Gy/s
Millirem per Hour mrem/h Other 1 mrem/h = 2.77777777778e-9 Gy/s

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base unit for radiation dose rate?

Radiation Dose Rate conversions on this site are calculated against the gray per second (Gy/s).

Which radiation dose rate units can I convert?

You can convert between 30 units, including gray per second, exagray per second, petagray per second, teragray per second, and more.

Where is radiation dose rate conversion useful?

It is commonly needed when radiation surveys, sterilisation plants, and occupational monitoring.

Does this converter mix measurement systems?

The converter supports SI, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.

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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.