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Sieverts to rem

Type a value in Sv to get it in rem instantly.

100rem

That's about the same as the radiation sickness threshold. That is about 416.7× a year of natural background radiation.

What it means

How much is that?

Information only. Gray measures energy absorbed; sievert weights it for biological harm, and for x-rays the two are numerically equal.

The math

How to convert Sv to rem

To convert sieverts to rem, multiply by 100.

Example: 1 Sv × 100 = 100 rem.

In the other direction, 1 rem = 0.01 Sv.

Every unit

Your dose in every unit

Tables

Sv to rem conversion table

Sv to rem conversion table
Svrem
0.01 Sv1 rem
0.05 Sv5 rem
0.1 Sv10 rem
0.5 Sv50 rem
1 Sv100 rem
2 Sv200 rem
5 Sv500 rem
10 Sv1,000 rem
20 Sv2,000 rem
50 Sv5,000 rem
100 Sv10,000 rem
500 Sv50,000 rem
rem to Sv conversion table
rem to Sv conversion table
remSv
0.01 rem0.0001 Sv
0.05 rem0.0005 Sv
0.1 rem0.001 Sv
0.5 rem0.005 Sv
1 rem0.01 Sv
2 rem0.02 Sv
5 rem0.05 Sv
10 rem0.1 Sv
20 rem0.2 Sv
50 rem0.5 Sv
100 rem1 Sv
500 rem5 Sv

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many rem is 1 Sv?
1 Sv is 100 rem.
How many rem is 10 Sv?
10 Sv is 1,000 rem.

The units

About these units

Sieverts (Sv)

The SI unit of biological dose. One sievert in a single exposure causes radiation sickness.

Rem (rem)

The older US unit: one hundredth of a sievert. Still used by American regulators.

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