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Radiometry
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Definition
: The measurement of radiation by photography, as in x-ray film and film badge, by Geiger-Mueller tube, and by SCINTILLATION COUNTING.
IM general only for measurement of radiation & techniques & equipment related to it; NIM as coordinate with specific radiation (IM) for measurement of its radiations; do not use with radioisotope tracers for measurement of amount of radiation emitted by
Examples
Autoradiography
;
Radiation Dosage
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Radiation Monitoring
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Radiometric Dating
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Scintillation Counting
;
Spectrometry, Gamma
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Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
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Sun Protection Factor
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Whole-Body Counting
Other names
Radiation Dosimetry; Nuclear Track Detection; Geiger-
Mueller Counters; Tubes, Geiger-
Mueller Counter; Tubes, Geiger-
Mueller; Tube, Geiger-
Mueller Counter; Tube, Geiger-
Mueller; Radiation Dosimetries; Radiation Counters; Probes, Geiger-
Mueller; Probe, Geiger-
Mueller; Geiger-
Mueller Tubes; Geiger-
Mueller Probes; Geiger-
Mueller Counter Tubes; Geiger Mueller Tube; Geiger Mueller Probe; Geiger Mueller Counters; Geiger Mueller Counter Tube; Geiger Counters; Dosimetries, Radiation