Megabecquerels (MBq)
The megabecquerel (MBq) is one million becquerels, one million radioactive decays per second.
Convert megabecquerels to any radioactivity unit
1 megabecquerel = 1,000,000 becquerels
Quick facts
- Unit
- Megabecquerel (plural: megabecquerels)
- Symbol
- MBq
- Measures
- Radioactivity
- System
- SI
- Equals
- 1,000,000 becquerels
- Definition
- 10⁶ Bq.
1 megabecquerel in other units
| Becquerels | 1,000,000 Bq |
| Curies | 0.000027027027 Ci |
| Millicuries | 0.02702702703 mCi |
| Kilobecquerels | 1,000 kBq |
| Microcuries | 27.02702703 µCi |
| Picocuries | 27,027,027.03 pCi |
| Gigabecquerels | 0.001 GBq |
What is a megabecquerel?
The megabecquerel (MBq) is one million becquerels, one million radioactive decays per second. It is the SI unit used for patient doses in nuclear medicine outside the US; 37 MBq equals 1 millicurie.
Where the megabecquerel sits among radioactivity units
The megabecquerel is number 8 of 16 on our scale of radioactivity units, ordered from smallest to largest.
What megabecquerels are used for
- Radiopharmaceutical doses in Europe and most of the world.
- Sealed-source and laboratory activity.
Megabecquerels in real life
- A PET scan: about 200–400 MBq of fluorine-18.
- A technetium-99m heart scan: about 400–1,000 MBq.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a megabecquerel?
The megabecquerel (MBq) is one million becquerels, one million radioactive decays per second.
How is the megabecquerel defined?
10⁶ Bq.
How many becquerels are in a megabecquerel?
One megabecquerel equals 1,000,000 becquerels.
How many curies are in a megabecquerel?
One megabecquerel equals 0.000027027027 curies.
How many millicuries are in a megabecquerel?
One megabecquerel equals 0.02702702703 millicuries.