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Roentgen

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000453

A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation. It is the amount of gamma or x-rays required to produce ions resulting in a charge of 0.000258 coulombs/kilogram of air under standard conditions. Named after Wilhelm Roentgen, the German scientist who discovered x-rays in 1895.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000453
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
AbbreviationR
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000453",
  "term": "Roentgen",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation. It is the amount of gamma or x-rays required to produce ions resulting in a charge of 0.000258 coulombs/kilogram of air under standard conditions. Named after Wilhelm Roentgen, the German scientist who discovered x-rays in 1895.",
  "abbreviation": "R",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/roentgen/"
}

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