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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; Radiation Monitoring; Radiometric Dating; Scintillation Counting; Spectrometry, Gamma; Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; Sun Protection Factor; 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

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