röntgen
röntgen (symbol R) Former unit used to measure X-ray or gamma-ray radiation. One röntgen causes sufficient ionization to produce a total electric charge of 2.58 × 10−4 coulombs on all the positive (or negative) ions in one kilogram of air. The unit has been replaced by the SI unit, the gray (symbol Gy).
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