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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 kGy10,000,000 µGy
0.1 kGy100,000,000 µGy
1 kGy1,000,000,000 µGy
2 kGy2,000,000,000 µGy
5 kGy5,000,000,000 µGy
10 kGy10,000,000,000 µGy
20 kGy20,000,000,000 µGy
50 kGy50,000,000,000 µGy
100 kGy100,000,000,000 µGy