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Radiation - Absorbed Dose Converter
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... Kilogray = ... Microgray
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Kilogray to Microgray Converter
Use this page to convert kilogray values into microgray, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.
Conversion formula
1 kGy = 1,000,000,000 µGy
1 µGy = 0.000000001 kGy
Example: 1 kGy = 1,000,000,000 µGy
Kilogray
One kilogray is 1,000 grays.
History: SI prefix kilo- applied to the gray.
Current use: Used in food irradiation and industrial sterilization.
Also written as kGy.
Microgray
One microgray is equal to one millionth of a gray (1.0E-6 grays).
History: Standard SI prefix applied to the gray.
Current use: Used for measuring very low levels of absorbed radiation and environmental doses.
Also written as µGy, uGy, micrograys.
Kilogray to Microgray table
| Kilogray [kGy] | Microgray [µGy] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 kGy | 10,000,000 µGy |
| 0.1 kGy | 100,000,000 µGy |
| 1 kGy | 1,000,000,000 µGy |
| 2 kGy | 2,000,000,000 µGy |
| 5 kGy | 5,000,000,000 µGy |
| 10 kGy | 10,000,000,000 µGy |
| 20 kGy | 20,000,000,000 µGy |
| 50 kGy | 50,000,000,000 µGy |
| 100 kGy | 100,000,000,000 µGy |
