roentgen
/ˈrəːntɡən
/ /ˈrʌntdʒən / /ˈrɒntɡən /(also röntgen , abbreviation R)
noun
A unit of ionizing radiation, the amount producing one electrostatic unit of positive or negative ionic charge in one cubic centimetre of air under standard conditions.She talked about rems and rads and roentgens per hour, and at first, he tried to memorize her words, but he wasn't able to commit the information to memory....
- A lethal exposure of radiation ranges from 300 to 500 roentgens an hour; levels in the tour areas vary from 15 to several hundred microroentgens an hour.
- Some paramecium can withstand 200,000 roentgens.
Origin
1920s: named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), German physicist, discoverer of X-rays.