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	<onlyinclude>The '''gray''' or Gy is the official [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]] which measures the amount of [[ionizing radiation]] that has been absorbed by any material.<ref>U.S.NRC (06, 21, 2016). Gray (Gy) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/gray-gy.html</ref></onlyinclude> However, Gy can be used to measure any form of radiation except for the biological effects of the different forms of radiations.<ref>OCW.MIT, Lecture Notes, “Electromagnetic Radiation”, Fall 2004. [Online]. Available: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-55j-principles-of-radiation-interactions-fall-2004/lecture-notes/intro_absorb_dos.pdf</ref> Gy is measured in [[joule]]s per [[kilogram]] or J/kg. Before the establishment of Gy as the official SI unit for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]], the [[SI\| non-SI]] unit radiation absorbed dose or [[gray\|rad]] was used. One gray is equivalent to one hundred rads or 1 Gy = 100 rad.<ref>U.S.NRC(06, 21. 2016). Rad (radiation absorbed dose) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/rad-radiation-absorbed-dose.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''gray''' or Gy is the official [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]] which measures the amount of [[ionizing radiation]] that has been absorbed by any material.<ref>U.S.NRC (06, 21, 2016). Gray (Gy) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/gray-gy.html</ref></onlyinclude> However, Gy can be used to measure any form of radiation except for the biological effects of the different forms of radiations.<ref>OCW.MIT, Lecture Notes, “Electromagnetic Radiation”, Fall 2004. [Online]. Available: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-55j-principles-of-radiation-interactions-fall-2004/lecture-notes/intro_absorb_dos.pdf</ref> Gy is measured in [[joule]]s per [[kilogram]] or J/kg. Before the establishment of Gy as the official SI unit for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]], the [[SI\| non-SI]] unit radiation absorbed dose or [[gray\|rad]] was used. One gray is equivalent to one hundred rads or 1 Gy = 100 rad.<ref>U.S.NRC(06, 21. 2016). Rad (radiation absorbed dose) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/rad-radiation-absorbed-dose.html</ref>

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	\| Exposure \|\| Roentgen \|\| R \|\| 2.58x10<sup>-6</sup> C/kg \|\| Non-SI		\| Exposure \|\| Roentgen \|\| R \|\| 2.58x10<sup>-6</sup> C/kg \|\| Non-SI
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	\| Absorbed Dose \|\| Rad <br/> ~~Grey~~ \|\| rad <br/> Gy \|\| 10<sup>-2</sup> Gy <br/>Jkg<sup>-1</sup> \|\| Non-SI <br/> SI		\| Absorbed Dose \|\| Rad <br/> Gray \|\| rad <br/> Gy \|\| 10<sup>-2</sup> Gy <br/>Jkg<sup>-1</sup> \|\| Non-SI <br/> SI
	\|-		\|-
	\| Activity \|\| Curie <br/> Becquerel \|\| Ci <br/> Bq \|\| 3.7x10<sup>10</sup> Bq <br/> s<sup>-1</sup> \|\| Non-SI <br/> SI		\| Activity \|\| Curie <br/> Becquerel \|\| Ci <br/> Bq \|\| 3.7x10<sup>10</sup> Bq <br/> s<sup>-1</sup> \|\| Non-SI <br/> SI
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	<onlyinclude>The '''gray''' or Gy is the official [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]] which measures the amount of [[ionizing radiation]] that has been absorbed by any material.<ref>U.S.NRC (06, 21, 2016). Gray (Gy) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/gray-gy.html</ref></onlyinclude> However, Gy can be used to measure any form of radiation except for the biological effects of the different forms of radiations.<ref>OCW.MIT, Lecture Notes, “Electromagnetic Radiation”, Fall 2004. [Online]. Available: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-55j-principles-of-radiation-interactions-fall-2004/lecture-notes/intro_absorb_dos.pdf</ref> Gy is measured in [[~~joules~~]] per [[kilogram]] or J/kg. Before the establishment of Gy as the official SI unit for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]], the [[SI\| non-SI]] unit radiation absorbed dose or [[gray\|rad]] was used. One gray is equivalent to one hundred rads or 1 Gy = 100 rad.<ref>U.S.NRC(06, 21. 2016). Rad (radiation absorbed dose) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/rad-radiation-absorbed-dose.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''gray''' or Gy is the official [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]] which measures the amount of [[ionizing radiation]] that has been absorbed by any material.<ref>U.S.NRC (06, 21, 2016). Gray (Gy) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/gray-gy.html</ref></onlyinclude> However, Gy can be used to measure any form of radiation except for the biological effects of the different forms of radiations.<ref>OCW.MIT, Lecture Notes, “Electromagnetic Radiation”, Fall 2004. [Online]. Available: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-55j-principles-of-radiation-interactions-fall-2004/lecture-notes/intro_absorb_dos.pdf</ref> Gy is measured in [[joule]]s per [[kilogram]] or J/kg. Before the establishment of Gy as the official SI unit for [[dosage\|absorbed dose]], the [[SI\| non-SI]] unit radiation absorbed dose or [[gray\|rad]] was used. One gray is equivalent to one hundred rads or 1 Gy = 100 rad.<ref>U.S.NRC(06, 21. 2016). Rad (radiation absorbed dose) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/rad-radiation-absorbed-dose.html</ref>

	=<small>Radiation-related quantities</small>=		=<small>Radiation-related quantities</small>=
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<onlyinclude>The '''gray''' or Gy is the official [[SI]] [[units|unit]] for [[dosage|absorbed dose]] which measures the amount of [[ionizing radiation]] that has been absorbed by any material.<ref>U.S.NRC (06, 21, 2016). Gray (Gy) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/gray-gy.html</ref></onlyinclude> However, Gy can be used to measure any form of radiation except for the biological effects of the different forms of radiations.<ref>OCW.MIT, Lecture Notes, “Electromagnetic Radiation”, Fall 2004. [Online]. Available: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-55j-principles-of-radiation-interactions-fall-2004/lecture-notes/intro_absorb_dos.pdf</ref> Gy is measured in [[joules]] per [[kilogram]] or J/kg. Before the establishment of Gy as the official SI unit for [[dosage|absorbed dose]], the [[SI| non-SI]] unit radiation absorbed dose or [[gray|rad]] was used. One gray is equivalent to one hundred rads or 1 Gy = 100 rad.<ref>U.S.NRC(06, 21. 2016). Rad (radiation absorbed dose) [Online]. Available: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/rad-radiation-absorbed-dose.html</ref>

=Radiation-related quantities=
The following table shows radiation quantities in SI and non-SI units.<ref>NIST. (2016, February 10). Chapter 5. Guide to the SI, Units Outside the SI [Online]. Available: http://www.nist.gov/pml/pubs/sp811/sec05.cfm</ref><ref>NIST. (2016, February 19). Chapter 4. Guide to the SI, The Two Classes of SI Units and the SI Prefixes [Online]. Available: http://www.nist.gov/pml/pubs/sp811/sec04.cfm</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Quantity !! Name !! Symbol !! Unit !! System
|-
| Exposure || Roentgen || R || 2.58x10-6 C/kg || Non-SI
|-
| Absorbed Dose || Rad Grey || rad Gy || 10-2 Gy Jkg-1 || Non-SI SI
|-
| Activity || Curie Becquerel || Ci Bq || 3.7x1010 Bq s-1 || Non-SI SI
|-
| Dose Equivalent || Roentgen Equivalent Man Sievert || rem Sv || 10-2 Sv Jkg-1 || Non-SI SI
|-
|}

==Gray Unit Converter==
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