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Rem -- an acronym that stands for "roentgen equivalent in man," this is a unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.— Facing South
Over 10 minutes, that means Spoke was bathed in 15,000 roentgen.— Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
The units have been evolving; Rad, which replaced rem, which replaced roentgen (in a biological context) has been replace with Gray.— Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
"Fine -- barely over one roentgen per hour.— The Lani People
No member of this party received a radiation exposure of more than 1 roentgen (1).— Project Trinity 1945-1946

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