cpm
Counts per Minute
Practical System

Counts per Minute (cpm)

Counts per minute (cpm) is a detector response, NOT true activity. Depends on detector efficiency, geometry, and radiation type. To convert cpm to dpm: dpm = cpm / efficiency. Efficiency varies from <1% (alpha) to >90% (some beta). Cannot directly convert to becquerels without knowing detector efficiency.

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Conversion Factors

1 cpm 0 Bq
1 cpm 0 kBq
1 cpm 0 MBq
1 cpm 0 GBq
1 cpm 0 TBq
1 cpm 0 PBq
1 cpm 0 EBq
1 cpm 0 μBq
1 cpm 0 Ci
1 cpm 0 mCi
1 cpm 0 μCi
1 cpm 0 nCi
1 cpm 0 pCi
1 cpm 0 kCi
1 cpm 0 MCi
1 cpm 0 Rd
1 cpm 0 dps
1 cpm 0 dpm

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