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Radiology Converters

Radiation - Absorbed Dose Converter

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... Decigray = ... Gray

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... Decigray

... Gray

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Use this page to convert decigray values into gray, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

1 dGy = 0.1 Gy

1 Gy = 10 dGy

Example: 1 dGy = 0.1 Gy

One decigray is 0.1 grays.

History: SI prefix deci- applied to the gray.

Current use: Equivalent to 10 rads.

Also written as dGy.

Defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation energy per kilogram of matter.

History: Named after Louis Harold Gray, a pioneer in the field of radiobiology. Adopted by the CGPM in 1975.

Current use: The primary international unit used in radiotherapy, radiation protection, and radiobiology.

Also written as Gy, grays.