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Roentgen
Exposure System

Roentgen (R)

The roentgen (R) measures ionization produced by X-rays or gamma rays in air. One roentgen produces 2.58×10⁻⁴ C/kg of ionization. Approximately: 1 R ≈ 8.77 mGy or 0.877 rad in soft tissue. Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, discoverer of X-rays.

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Conversion Factors

1 R 0.00877 Sv
1 R 8.77 mSv
1 R 8770 μSv
1 R 8770000 nSv
1 R 8770000000 pSv
1 R 0.877 rem
1 R 877 mrem
1 R 877000 μrem
1 R 0.00877 Gy
1 R 8.77 mGy
1 R 8770 μGy
1 R 8770000 nGy
1 R 0.877 cGy
1 R 8.77e-6 kGy
1 R 0.877 rad
1 R 877 mrad
1 R 0.000877 krad
1 R 1000 mR
1 R 1000000 μR

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