roentgen

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No member of this party received a radiation exposure of more than 1 roentgen (1).

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  1. noun A unit of radiation exposure equal to the quantity of ionizing radiation that will produce one electrostatic unit of electricity in one cubic centimeter of dry air at 0°C and standard atmospheric pressure.

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