Notebook #1

Base Units
Quantity
Mass
Length
Time
Electric
current
Temp
Amount of
substance
Luminous
intensity

Definition
Symbol
Qty of matter kg
in an object
Specific
m
distance
s
Electrons
A
moving in
the same
direction
Measure of
K
thermal
energy
mol

SI Unit
kilogram

British Unit
pound

meter

foot

Expression
of amount of
light power
coming from
a point
source

Candela

cd

second
ampere

Kelvin
mole

Derived Units
Quantity
Absorbed
dose
Charge

Electrical
potential

Definition
Refers to
dose
delivered to
the patient
# of
electrons in
an atom (- or
+)
Work done
per unit
charge in
moving an
infinitesimal
point charge
form a
reference
point to the
given point

Symbol
gy

Unit Name
gray

British Unit
rad

coulomb

esu

volt

Formula
1gray=100rads
therefore,
1rad=10mGy

Dose
equivalent

Energy
Contd
Exposure

Measure of
rad dose to
tissue w/
low levels of
ionizing
radiation
Capacity or
power to do
work

Measure of
ionizing of air
due to
ionizing
radiation from
photons. IN
AIR
Frequency
# of waves
that pass a
point at a
given time
Force
Energy as an
attribute of
movement
Magnetic flux # of
magnitude
field lines
passing
through a
closed surface
Magnetic flux
density
Power
Rate of doing
work
Radioactivity Property of a
nucleus in
unstable
atoms that
causes them
to
spontaneously
release energy
in the form of
photons or
particles

Sv

sievert

rem

Joule

Ft/lb

C/kg

culomb/kg

roentgen

Hz

hertz

Cycles per
second

newton

Wb

weber

tesla

watt

Bq

bequerel

gauss

curie

1SV=100rem

1 roentgen=
2.58x10-4c/kg

Radiologic Units
Exposure: (in air) Roentgen, R
Absorbed dose: refers to dose delivered to patient, causes biological effects. Rad/gray
Equivalent dose: refers to the dose the worker receives. Rem/Sievert
Radioactivity: amount of radioactivity present. Curie/Becquerel (3.7 x 1010Bq)