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