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Whole-body counter

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000550

A device used to identify and measure the radioactive material in the body of human beings and animals. It uses heavy shielding to keep out naturally existing background radiation and ultrasensitive radiation detectors and electronic counting equipment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000550
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000550",
  "term": "Whole-body counter",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A device used to identify and measure the radioactive material in the body of human beings and animals. It uses heavy shielding to keep out naturally existing background radiation and ultrasensitive radiation detectors and electronic counting equipment.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/whole-body-counter/"
}

Record 543 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.