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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Nanosieverts''' ('''nSv''') are a [[unit]] of [[Radiation Dose|radiation dose]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Sievert]].
===About Microsieverts===
: '''Nanosieverts''' are shortened to '''nSv''' with a lower case n and an upper case '''Sv'''.
: [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanosievert]]s in a [[Sievert]].
===Converting to Nanosieverts===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanosieverts'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megasievert]] (1MSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilosievert]] (1kSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Sievert]] (1Sv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millisievert]] 1(mSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microsievert]] 1(µSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanosievert]] 1(nSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nSv
|}
===Meaning===
'''Nanosieverts''' ('''nSv''') are a [[unit]] of [[Radiation Dose|radiation dose]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Sievert]].
===About Microsieverts===
: '''Nanosieverts''' are shortened to '''nSv''' with a lower case n and an upper case '''Sv'''.
: [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanosievert]]s in a [[Sievert]].
===Converting to Nanosieverts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Nanosieverts'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megasievert]] (1MSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>15</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>15</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilosievert]] (1kSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>12</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>12</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Sievert]] (1Sv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>9</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millisievert]] 1(mSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microsievert]] 1(µSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>nSv
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanosievert]] 1(nSv)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''nanosieverts''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1nSv
|}