Convert Rads per hour to Rads per minute
Convert Rads per hour (rad/h) to Rads per minute (rad/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
rad/min = rad/h × 0.01666666667
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.
About Rads per minute
The rad per minute (rad/min) equals 0.01 Gy/min ≈ 1.67×10⁻⁴ Gy/s. Historically the primary US radiation therapy output unit: cobalt-60 and early linac machines from the 1960s-1980s are documented in rad/min at isocentre; radiation processing conveyor throughput calculations and legacy NIST linac calibrations use rad/min. 1 rad/min = 0.01 Gy/min = 1 cGy/min.
Quick Reference Table
| Rads per hour (rad/h) | Rads per minute (rad/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 rad/h | 0.0166667 rad/min |
| 2 rad/h | 0.0333333 rad/min |
| 5 rad/h | 0.0833333 rad/min |
| 10 rad/h | 0.166667 rad/min |
| 25 rad/h | 0.416667 rad/min |
| 50 rad/h | 0.833333 rad/min |
| 100 rad/h | 1.66667 rad/min |