Appendix A: Radioactive Contamination Monitoring
Published Online: 16 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470495780.app1
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response
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How to Cite
Burchfield, L. A. (2009) Appendix A: Radioactive Contamination Monitoring, in Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470495780.app1
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 JUN 2009
- Published Print: 8 JUN 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471793335
Online ISBN: 9780470495780
- Summary
- Chapter
Summary
This appendix contains sections titled:
Introduction
Types of Nuclear Detection Equipment
Dose Rate Meters
Dosimeters
Surface Contamination Meters
Airborne Contamination Meters and Gas Monitors
Basic Radiation Instrument Components
Ionization Chambers as Gas-Filled Detectors
Proportional Counters and Gas Amplification
Geiger-Müller Counters and Detector Output
Practical Ionization Chamber Instruments
Practical Proportional Counters
Practical Geiger-Müller Counters
Scintillation Counters
Practical Bulk Scintillation Counters
Practical Scintillation Counter Contamination Monitors
Solid State Detectors
Practical Solid State Detectors
Testing Dose Rate Meters
Procedures for Using a Dose Rate Meter
Testing and Calibration of Surface Contamination Meters
Use of a Surface Contamination Meter
Procedures for Using a Surface Contamination Meter
Special Surface Contamination Monitoring Techniques
The Measurement of Airborne Contamination
Criteria for the Selection of Monitoring Instruments