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Calculators

Five tools for daily radiation-safety work. Pure-client, no data leaves your browser.

Dose Equivalent

Convert between sievert and historical/US units.

1 Sv = 100 rem; 1 Gy = 100 rad; Sv↔Gy assumes Q=1 (γ, β, X-ray).

Activity

Convert between becquerel and curie.

1 Ci = 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq (exactly, by definition)

Half-life Decay

Activity remaining after elapsed time. N(t) = N₀ · e−λt, λ = ln2 / t½.

defaults shown: I-131, t½ = 8.02 d, 30 d elapsed

Shielding Thickness

Required thickness to attenuate γ to target fraction. I/I₀ = e−µx; HVL = ln2/µ.

Half-value layers from NIST XCOM standard tables; broad-beam, narrow-spectrum approx — recheck for design work.

Energy / Wavelength

Photon energy ⇄ wavelength ⇄ frequency. Useful for laser, X-ray, RF work.

E = hν = hc/λ. h = 4.135667696 × 10⁻¹⁵ eV·s; c = 299792458 m/s.

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