• ref
• reference
• rem
• roentgen equivalent man; remainder
• RF
• radio frequency
• RFEC
• remote-field eddy current
• RGB
• red, green, blue
• RHM
• roentgen per hour at one meter
• RMM
• roentgen per minute at one meter
• rms
• root mean square
• ROC
• relative operating characteristic
• RSSS
• radiographic standard shooting sketch
• RTR
• real-time radiography
• s
• second
• S
• siemens
• S
• sensitivity; speed; spacing
• S
• signal input
• SAE
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• SAM
• scanning acoustic microscopy
• SAT
• structural assessment testing
• SDD
• source-detector distance
• SDP
• standard depth of penetration
• SEC
• secondary electron-coupled (vidicon)
• SEM
• scanning electron microscopy
• sfm
• surface feet per minute
• SiIMPATT
• silicon impact avalanche transit time
• SIT
• silicon intensified target
• SLAM
• scanning laser acoustic microscopy
• SLR
• single lens reflex
• S/N
• signal-to-noise (ratio)
• SOD