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Absorbed dose

Absorbed radiation dose converter - convert between grays, rads and erg/g. 1 Gy = 100 rad.

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grays · ≈ 100 Gy (base)

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Formula
rad = Gy × 100
Calculation
100 × 100 = 10,000
Factor
× 100

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