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AUDIBLE ALARMING DOSIMETER [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

... the term "audible-alarm dosimeters" refers to electronic dosimeters that alarm when either a preset integrated exposure or a preset exposure rate is reached; these dosimeters generally sound a short beep every time an exposure of 1 milliroentgen is accumulated. The term "audible-alarm dosimeters" also includes "chirpers," those devices that sound a brief chirp or beep every time some small exposure is received; these "chirpers" usually emit a hundred or more chirps per milliroentgen.

Key term(s)
  • audible-alarm dosemeter
  • audible alarming dosemeter
  • sound alarm radiation dosemeter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Radioprotection
CONT

[...] un dosimètre sonore qui émet un signal sonore lorsque le débit de dose de rayonnement atteint ou dépasse 5 mSv (millisievert) par heure ou que la dose totale de rayonnement atteint ou dépasse 2 mSv, ou qui émet un signal sonore dont l'intensité augmente proportionnellement au débit de la dose [...]

Spanish

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