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Subject: Radiation measurement The terms mZv/ch and mkZv/ch occur in a translation I am doing. I know that these are Sieverts but I need to know the difference in numerical terms between the mZ and mkZ units. Here in England we use milliSieverts to measure radiation exposure. Just for interest the remains of Chernobyl are still causing problems for farmers in this part of NW England. Thanks for any help. Al the best, Andrew J.
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I guess mkZv = microZv, mZv = milliZv, i.e. 1 mZv = 1000 mkZv. Actually "mk" stands for "mu", if I am not mistaken. Hope it will be of help for you Regards |
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To honour Rolf Sievert, the CGPM-conference of 1979 accepted sievert, Sv, as the unit for effective dose. This unit is a part of the SI-system for units and measures. 1 Sv = 1J/kg |
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http://www.ki.se/onkpat/radfys/Sievert.html To honour Rolf Sievert, the CGPM-conference of 1979 accepted sievert, Sv, as the unit for effective dose. This unit is a part of the SI-system for units and measures. 1 Sv = 1J/kg |
| Look, who is the author of the text? I strongly suspect Zv is simply a letter-for-letter transliteration from Russian, which also explains the "ch" (for "час", hour). Pretty likely a machine translation from Russian, and nothing to do with Chernobyl. |
| The definition implies it is a cumulative unit just like rem. Might make sense to look for more alternatives. |
| Yes, Alexei, you were right! Lots of mSv/hr in google. It is then intensity of exposure. |
| sorry, rather exposure rate |
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