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dosimeter

dosimeter

2 8.0
A small device you wear or carry that shows how much radiation you have been near like X-rays
  • noun
  • /ˌdoʊsɪˈmɛtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dosímetro
  • Film badges and dosimeters issued to you enable the radiological safety monitor in your unit to read the amount of your exposure.
  • passive dosimeters

Examples

  • The dosimeter read 10 milisieverts, indicating minimal exposure to radiation during the inspection.

  • Dosimeters should become required technology, especially for directors of large ensembles.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A dosimeter can also be used as a training device in teacher education programs at the college level.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I got to stay an extra night when my dosimeter showed exposure from the tour.

    Blog text (16)

  • Personnel dosimeters are used to determine the dose equivalent for radiation workers.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The father, standing over his two sons asleep in bunk beds, was testing their radiation levels with a dosimeter.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Again, a hearing conservationist or audiologist can help interpret the dosimeter data and present it to both students and their parents.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Passive dosimeters require subsequent processing after exposure and are not useful for the immediate detection of radiation.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Students who participate in ensembles should be notified in the event that dosimeter data show that exposure levels have exceeded 100 percent of the allowable dose.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Encourage the use of a sound-level meter and/or a personal dosimeter at the high school and college level for estimating the amount of sound generated in a particular ensemble or for an entire day through a readout for a certain period, including out-of-school sound exposures.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

dosemeter
vsdosimeter
  • UK
8.1

A small device that measures how much radiation a person receives, for example X-rays

is the same instrument but given in the more common spelling

How Sensitive

scintillation counter
  • Specialized
1 9.0
Geiger counter
  • Specialized
7 4.8
dosimeter
  • Specialized
2 8.0

Surface Forms

dosimeter singular
dosimeters plural

Morphology

dosimeter = dose (transparent) = dose + meter

The word transparently denotes an instrument that measures dose, with the meaning directly built from 'dose' plus '-meter'.

Etymology

The word dosimeter comes from the parts dose (from an old Greek word meaning 'an amount' or 'to give') and meter (a common ending meaning 'measure', as in thermometer). So a dosimeter is a device that 'measures' how much 'dose' of radiation someone has received.