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Radiometry  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The measurement of radiation by photography, as in x-ray film and film badge, by Geiger-Mueller tube, and by SCINTILLATION COUNTING. A device used for detecting or measuring ionizing radiation by counting the resulting ionizing events. A radiation counter that uses a radiation-counter tube, operated in the Geiger range, to detect and count ionizing particles. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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Entry terms

  • Dosimetry, Radiation
  • Radiation Dosimetry

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