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Nuclear fears spark rush for radiation detectors

April 4th, 2011 · Comments Off

ITS Marketing Manager Mike McBride was interviewed for this story. WASHINGTON (AFP) – A scare over irradiated food from Japan has sparked a global rush to buy radiation detectors, US dealers said, with most reporting they have no more stock to sell. Buyers, especially from Pacific rim countries, are snapping up geiger counters amid worries that [...]

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Identifying radiation levels measured by the DX-1 meter.

March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off

This chart illustrates typical radiation exposure accumulated from an event. The DX-1 (DX-2) meter detects radiation exposure calculated on an hourly rate (exposure). For example the average annual background exposure in USA is given as 300mR, and since there are 8544 hours in a year (24 hr/day X 356 days/ year = 8544 hours per [...]

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