Convert Disintegrations per minute to Kilocuries
Convert Disintegrations per minute (dpm) to Kilocuries (kCi) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kCi = dpm × 4.504504505e-16
About Disintegrations per minute
The disintegration per minute (dpm) equals exactly 1/60 Bq ≈ 16.7 mBq. Standard output unit of liquid scintillation counters (LSC) in biochemical and biomedical research for ³H and ¹⁴C tracer assays; radioimmunoassay protocols report results in dpm/well. 1 dpm = 1/60 Bq = 60 dph.
About Kilocuries
The kilocurie (kCi) equals 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq. ⁶⁰Co and ¹³⁷Cs blood irradiation and food sterilisation facilities use 20-200 kCi sources; research reactor fission product inventories are characterised in kCi; ⁹⁰Sr/⁹⁰Y radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) contain 10-150 kCi. 1 kCi = 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute (dpm) | Kilocuries (kCi) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm | 4.505 × 10-16 kCi |
| 2 dpm | 9.009 × 10-16 kCi |
| 5 dpm | 2.252 × 10-15 kCi |
| 10 dpm | 4.505 × 10-15 kCi |
| 25 dpm | 1.126 × 10-14 kCi |
| 50 dpm | 2.252 × 10-14 kCi |
| 100 dpm | 4.505 × 10-14 kCi |