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Sign in to save300px|thumb|Radiation dosimeter in Pripyat A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. It is worn by the person being monitored when used as a personal dosimeter, and is a record of the radiation dose received. Modern electronic personal dosimeters can give a continuous readout of cumulative dose and current dose rate, and can warn the wearer with an audible alarm when a specified dose rate or a cumulative dose is exceeded. Other dosimeters, such as thermoluminescent or film types, require processing after use to reveal the cumulative dose re
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- Personal dosimeters
- Electronic personal dosimeters
- MOSFET dosimeter
- PIN dosimeters
- Scintillation counter
- Thermoluminescent dosimeter
- Legacy types of dosimeters
- Film badge dosimeter
- Quartz fiber dosimeter
- Geiger tube dosimeter
- Dosimetry dose quantities
- Instrument and dosimeter response
- Dosimeter calibration
- Radiation related measurement quantities
- Process irradiation verification
- Dosimeters as a tracking device
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
300px|thumb|Radiation dosimeter in Pripyat A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. It is worn by the person being monitored when used as a personal dosimeter, and is a record of the radiation dose received. Modern electronic personal dosimeters can give a continuous readout of cumulative dose and current dose rate, and can warn the wearer with an audible alarm when a specified dose rate or a cumulative dose is exceeded. Other dosimeters, such as thermoluminescent or film types, require processing after use to reveal the cumulative dose received, and cannot give a current indication of dose while being worn.
==Personal dosimeters== thumb|Example of "whole body" dosimeter positioning The personal ionising radiation dosimeter is of fundamental importance in the disciplines of radiation dosimetry and radiation health physics and is primarily used to estimate the radiation dose deposited in an individual wearing the device.