Dosimeter

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OBJECT TYPE: Personal/Thermoluminescent
DATE: 2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0157.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic and metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The National Dosimetry Services was established in the early 1950s as an outgrowth of the Industrial Health division of Health Canada to both supply and analyze dosimeters for Canadian industry. Initially, the dosimeters were film based, where the analyzer would rate the level of radiation exposure based on the level of "blackness" (how much of the film was developed). In 1977, the National Dosimetry Services switched from film technology to thermoluminescence dosimetry and continue to use this technology today.
Function: To monitor the exposure of an individual to external radiation. This particular model was used by Uranium miners.
Technical: Example of a Thermoluminescent dosimeter used to determine the level of radiation exposure a Uranium miner receives each fiscal quarter.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed print "RPB [maple leaf] BRP"
Missing: n/a
Finish: Grey plastic with silver metal fastening pin.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Dosimeter, 2010, Artifact no. 2010.0157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0157.001/

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