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'''Nanosieverts''' ('''nSv''') are a [[unit]] of [[Radiation Dose|radiation dose]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Sievert]]. | '''Nanosieverts''' ('''nSv''') are a [[unit]] of [[Radiation Dose|radiation dose]] 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the [[SI Unit]]; the [[Sievert]]. | ||
===About Microsieverts=== | ===About Microsieverts=== | ||
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: [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanosievert]]s in a [[Sievert]]. | : [[Nano]] means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 [[nanosievert]]s in a [[Sievert]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:58, 25 March 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nanosieverts (nSv) are a unit of 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, an upper case S and a lower case v.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanosieverts in a Sievert.
Converting to Nanosieverts
| Unit | To convert | Nanosieverts |
| 1 megasievert (1MSv) | Convert to nanosieverts x1015 | 1x1015nSv |
| 1 kilosievert (1kSv) | Convert to nanosieverts x1012 | 1x1012nSv |
| 1 Sievert (1Sv) | Convert to nanosieverts x109 | 1x109nSv |
| 1 millisievert 1(mSv) | Convert to nanosieverts x106 | 1x106nSv |
| 1 microsievert 1(µSv) | Convert to nanosieverts x103 | 1x103nSv |
| 1 nanosievert 1(nSv) | Convert to nanosieverts x1 | 1nSv |