Buying A Geiger Counter And Dosimeters? Stuff You Need To Know.
Posted on March 31st, 2011 by TheFourEyes
Apparently thousands of people are buying up Cold War era Geiger counters and dosimeters from ebay and other places on the web… If you’re one of them or considering it… Keep in mind that those things read in Roentgens. Most of the levels quoted today are in MilliSieverts and Sieverts. You’ll need this conversion chart to make any sense of the scales on those old CD units. Or you can keep the weight of water conversion in mind. 1 Sievert = 8.3 Roentgens.
http://www.asknumbers.com/RadiationExposureConversion.aspx
Also… a good chart for dealing with exposure levels is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning
http://www.asknumbers.com/RadiationExposureConversion.aspx
Also… a good chart for dealing with exposure levels is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning
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