Convert Kilocuries to Disintegrations per minute
Convert Kilocuries (kCi) to Disintegrations per minute (dpm) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dpm = kCi × 2.220000000e+15
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilocuries (kCi) | Disintegrations per minute (dpm) |
|---|---|
| 1 kCi | 2.22 × 1015 dpm |
| 2 kCi | 4.44 × 1015 dpm |
| 5 kCi | 1.11 × 1016 dpm |
| 10 kCi | 2.22 × 1016 dpm |
| 25 kCi | 5.55 × 1016 dpm |
| 50 kCi | 1.11 × 1017 dpm |
| 100 kCi | 2.22 × 1017 dpm |