Radiation Protection Glossary
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The Curie (Ci) is the traditional unit of
Activity
(where its SI equivalent in the
Becquerel
). 1 Ci is equivalent to 3.7 E10 disintegrations per second (dps) and since 1Bq=1dps it follows that 1Ci = 3.7 E10 Bq (approximately). The Ci was based on the activity found in 1 g of
Radium
.
