Convert Millirads per hour to Rads per hour
Convert Millirads per hour (mrad/h) to Rads per hour (rad/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
rad/h = mrad/h × 0.001
About Millirads per hour
The millirad per hour (mrad/h) equals 1e-5 Gy/h = 10 µGy/h. Legacy US radiation protection unit used by area monitors and Geiger counters calibrated before SI adoption; EPA environmental surveillance stations report in mrad/h alongside µGy/h; NRC licence boundary dose-rate surveys often cite mrad/h. 1 mrad/h = 1e-5 Gy/h = 10 µGy/h.
About Rads per hour
The rad per hour (rad/h) equals 0.01 Gy/h ≈ 2.78×10⁻⁶ Gy/s. Standard unit on US emergency dosimetry instruments and civil defense survey meters; Chernobyl sarcophagus contact dose rates were hundreds of rad/h; criticality accident dosimetry and NRC incident reports continue to evaluate dose rates in rad/h. 1 rad/h = 0.01 Gy/h = 10 mGy/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Millirads per hour (mrad/h) | Rads per hour (rad/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 mrad/h | 0.001 rad/h |
| 2 mrad/h | 0.002 rad/h |
| 5 mrad/h | 0.005 rad/h |
| 10 mrad/h | 0.01 rad/h |
| 25 mrad/h | 0.025 rad/h |
| 50 mrad/h | 0.05 rad/h |
| 100 mrad/h | 0.1 rad/h |