A Geiger counter detects ionising radiation and reports it in CPM or µSv/h. Learn how GM tubes work, what the readings mean, and how to choose a monitor.
A Geiger counter detects ionising radiation and reports it in CPM or µSv/h. Learn how GM tubes work, what the readings mean, and how to choose a monitor.
The portable environmental monitor addresses pollution, the kind that we are unable to see but directly affects our health and can cause life threatening diseases. Airborne toxic chemicals, radioactive dust and radioactive radon are correlated with cases of pulmonary cancer, asthma and heart disease. Since our biological senses can do little to warn us of […]
The previous blog entry on the uRADMonitor D presented a few details on this new radiation detector, stating that it will be able to detect not only gamma radiation, but also beta and alpha (including radioactive radon sources). One problematic issue was sourcing the proper detector, one that was both sensitive and small to fit […]
The Geiger-Müller tube is the heart of every Geiger counter. See which GM tubes uRADMonitor uses and how they detect alpha, beta and gamma radiation.
