Vocational education training in environmental health sciences: using ionizing radiation detectors, module 11

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5881708

May, F C

In this instructional module, students learn to operate a geiger counter and read a pocket ion chamber dosimeter in demonstrating how radiation levels are affected by distance, shielding, and time. Training Prerequisites: Before beginning this module, students should be, or have been, enrolled in a course on radiation safety or its equivalent at the 2-year technical-school or college level. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to perform the following functions: (1) Name and tell the function of the major components of a geiger counter and check its operation using a sealed check source of low radioactivity. (2) Read a pocket ion chamber dosimeter and recharge the dosimeter using a dosimeter charger. (3) Demonstrate what effects distance, shielding, and time have on radiation levels.

• Research Organization: Consumer Dynamics, Inc., Rockville, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5881708
• Report Number(s): PB-81-249419; TRN: 82-004209
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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