A | B |
becquerel | activity of a radioactive source - nucleus decays/s |
curie | disintegrations/s in 1 g radium |
gray | radiation absorption - 1 J of energy to 1 kg living tissue |
rad | radiation absorbed dose |
roentgen | measure of the ionizing effect of radiation on air |
sievart | measure of health effect on living tissue |
fission | the process of splitting a large nucleus |
fusion | the process of combining light nuclei |