Curie to Millicurie (Curie to Millicurie)
Result
1,000 Millicurie
Formula
Millicurie = Curie × 1,000
1 Curie = 1,000 Millicurie, and 1 Millicurie = 0.001 Curie.
One gray is one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram; the older rad is 0.01 Gy. One becquerel is one decay per second; the curie is exactly 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq.
Worked examples
- 1 Curie × 1,000 = 1,000 Millicurie
- 10 Curie × 1,000 = 10,000 Millicurie
- 100 Curie × 1,000 = 100,000 Millicurie
Common mistakes
- Gray measures absorbed energy; the sievert measures biological effect (equivalent dose). They are only numerically equal for X-rays, gamma and beta radiation.
- Becquerels describe how radioactive a source is, not the dose a person receives.
Curie to Millicurie table
| Curie (Curie) | Millicurie (Millicurie) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
The units
- Curie (Curie)
- 1 Curie = 37,000,000,000 Becquerel.
- Millicurie (Millicurie)
- 1 Millicurie = 37,000,000 Becquerel.
Sources for these factors
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — BIPM
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811), Appendix B: conversion factors — NIST
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