Roentgen (unit) Roentgen (unit) The roentgen or röntgen () (symbol R) is a legacy unit of measurement for the exposure of X-rays and gamma rays. It is defined as the electric charge freed by such radiation in a specified volume of air divided by the mass of that air. In 1928 it was the first international measurement quantity for ionising radiation to be defined for radiation protection, and was an easily replicated method of measuring air ionization directly by using an ion chamber. It is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, who discovered X-rays. Although relatively easy to measure, it had
Roentgen Stories Roentgen Stories Roentgen Stories is a DVD collective of four promotional videos (PVs) by popular Japanese rock vocalist Hyde. Released November 3, 2004 by Ki/oon Records and Haunted Records. It features the PVs of the three singles and additional bonus music video. All songs are from his first solo album, Roentgen. The order the videos are arranged on the DVD are coincidentally the order in which they were released. The videos are meant to be watched in a series, so that the four together tell a story, with prevailing themes of life and death and the mingling of the two.