"Rontgen" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Rontgen" Meaning

The word "rontgen" refers to a unit of measurement for X-rays, specifically the amount of X-ray exposure, equal to the exposure required to produce one electrostatic charge of one electrostatic unit of electricity per unit of a cubic centimeter of air under standard conditions. The unit was named after the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered X-rays in 1895.

"Rontgen" Examples

Verbs

The device could not function without the rontgen generator.
Rontgen radiation was first discovered in the late 1800s.
The rontgen unit is used to measure ionizing radiation.
The patient will need to undress for the rontgen exam today.
The rontgen technician carefully positioned the patient for the perfect shot.