dosimetern.
/dəʊˈsɪmɪtə/ An apparatus for measuring doses or the like; spec. a recording device to measure ionizing radiation, esp. one worn by a person exposed to potentially harmful radiation.
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dosimeter1944
film badge1945
film ring1947
1881 Nature 8 Dec. 144/2 An electrolytic dosometer for measuring the intensity of the current during medical application of electricity.
1944 (title) Photographic film as a pocket radiation dosimeter. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, MDDC–1065).
1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 85/3 Dosemeters may be installed..to register..the flux of fast neutrons..at key points.
1959 New Scientist 5 Nov. 872/1 Normally dosimeters employing dyes will not register any perceptible effect on a sample 1 mm. thick if the radiation intensity is below about 1,000 to 10,000 roentgen.
1969 Times 16 July 4 (caption) Dosimeter access flap.
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