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Rad [rd]: A Legacy Unit of Absorbed Radiation Dose

The rad (short for radiation absorbed dose) is a legacy unit used to measure the amount of ionizing radiation energy absorbed per unit mass of material. It was widely used before the adoption of the gray (Gy) in the International System of Units (SI).

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  1 rad = 0.01 gray (Gy)

  
  
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  This means that 1 rad corresponds to the absorption of 0.01 joules of radiation energy per kilogram of matter.

  
  

The rad was commonly used in medical, industrial, and scientific settings to quantify radiation doses. Although now largely replaced by the gray for consistency and international standardization, the rad is still sometimes referenced in older research, medical records, and certain fields.

The rad and its subunits (like the millirad) helped establish the groundwork for understanding radiation exposure and effects before the transition to the more precise and universally accepted gray unit.

Teragray [TGy]: An Ultra-Extreme Radiation Dose Unit

The teragray (TGy) is a unit of absorbed radiation dose equal to 1 trillion grays (10¹² Gy). This represents an inconceivably massive amount of radiation energy absorbed per kilogram of matter, far beyond any dose encountered in practical, medical, or even most scientific contexts.

Teragrays are relevant only in the most extreme theoretical and experimental scenarios, such as:

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  Modeling radiation effects in high-energy astrophysics, including phenomena near black holes, neutron stars, or gamma-ray bursts.

  
  
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  Simulating conditions inside nuclear explosions or ultra-high-energy particle collisions.

  
  
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  Exploring fundamental radiation-matter interactions at cosmic or subatomic scales in advanced physics research.

  
  

At the TGy scale, all known forms of matter would be completely obliterated or transformed at the atomic level, and conventional concepts of radiation damage no longer apply.

The teragray unit serves as a conceptual boundary in the SI radiation dose scale, highlighting the incredible range—from the tiniest doses affecting cells to the extreme energies involved in cosmic events and high-energy physics. It underscores how the gray can theoretically extend to measure energy absorption across all imaginable magnitudes.