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Counter

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000095

A general designation applied to radiation detection instruments or survey meters that detect and measure radiation. The signal that announces an ionization event is called a count. For related information, see Detecting Radiation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000095
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000095",
  "term": "Counter",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A general designation applied to radiation detection instruments or survey meters that detect and measure radiation. The signal that announces an ionization event is called a count. For related information, see Detecting Radiation.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/counter/"
}

Record 95 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.