What handheld detection is best for you?
A few simple questions will help us determine the right personal radiation detector for your application.
Interdiction or Personal Safety?
Interdiction if the primary requirement is to search out and find radiation.
Personal safety if you know you are in an environment where radiation exposure may be a factor and you want to be alerted when you are at risk.
Are you a first responder who has turn-back above 25mR/h (250uSv/h)?
Inexperienced users who need a tool to detect radiation and react should have turn back below 25mR/h.
Experienced users who are looking to monitor doses in heavy RAD environments should have turn back above 25mR/h.
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Are you recording personal dose?
If your job regularly expose you to radiation and you have yearly dose limit, you may need to wear a dosimeter to monitor your radiation exposure for tracking and logging purposes. A EPD offers a calibrated dose of record.
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For basic screening* only?
For basic or advanced screening**?
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* Basic Screening - Immediately determines if source is naturally occurring (NORM) or Artificial. For ID, further investigation required with advanced screening tool.
** Advanced Screening - More sensitivity and advanced algorithms to determine if source is naturally occurring (NORM), industrial, SNM, or medical. Capable of full spectroscopic analysis.
Do you require neutron detection or just gamma radiation detection only?
Neutron detection is needed if you are worried about special nuclear material (SNM) and you do not have any other neutron monitoring capabilities.
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Turn back levels above 10R/h (100mSv)?
Inexperienced users who need a tool to detect radiation and react should have turn back below 100R/h Experienced users who are looking to monitor doses in heavy RAD environments should have turnback above 100R/h.
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Do you operate in challenging environments (ie., over water, extreme temperatures)?
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Desire high detection sensitivity over high dose rate range?
If you are looking for an instrument to keep your team safe when conducting their every day job, such as avoiding a radiation source that has become a threat due to an industrial fire you would want a high dose rate range.
If you are looking to do interdiction (police officers or military) you would utilize high detection sensitivity.
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