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| For info about the first survey meter, count rate meter, and survey using a count rate meter, click this Info Button. | ||||
| For general info about the development of the early survey meters, click this Info Button. | ||||
| For Information about the "nick names" given to the early survey meters click this Info Button | ||||
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Instruments Available in Early 1940s |
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First commercially available survey meter |
Victoreen Model 263, the "Doc" |
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Instruments Developed During WW II |
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"Zeuto" from Metallurgical Laboratory |
"Zeus" |
Gamma-only version of the Zeus |
Victoreen Model 300 "Proteximeter" |
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Chang and Eng Neutron Detector |
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Instruments from the Mid to Late 1940s |
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Babbel Counter |
Beckman MX-2 |
Beckman MX-5 |
Beckman MX-6 |
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"Betty Boop" |
"Cutie Pie" from Hanford |
El-Tronics SGM-18A |
Fisher M-Scope C-12 Geiger Counter |
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Fisher M-Scope C-18 Geiger Counter |
Fisher "M-Scope" |
"Juno" |
Keleket Model K-800 Geiger Counter |
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NCA Model RM-1 Geiger Counter |
Tracerlab SU-10 |
Tracerlab SU-1 "Cutie Pie" |
Stafford Warren's Victoreen X-263 Geiger Counter |
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Victoreen "Zeuto" |
Victoreen Model 247A and 247B ion chambers |
"Walkie Talkie" |
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Instruments from the 1950s |
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AEA GM |
Atomic Research Corp. Model 231 GM | Detectron Model DG-2 GM | Detectron Model DG-5 GM | |
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Detectron Model DG-7 GM |
Detectron Nucliometer Model DR-299 GM |
Detectron Model DS-234 Scintillation Counter |
ECL Electro-Count GM |
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| ECL Bismo-Count GM | ECL Model EC 9 Scintillation Counter | EICO Model 803 GM | El-Tronics Model PR-4 GM | |
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El-Tronics Model PR-5A GM |
El-Tronics Model PR-7 GM |
El-Tronics Model PR-31 Scintillator | El-Tronics Model PR-32 Scintillator | |
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Fisher "Uranium Scout" |
Goldak U-238 GM |
Goldak Colorado GM |
Halross Model 939 Scintillometer |
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Jordan AGB-50-SR "Radector" |
Jordan AG-500 "Radector" |
Jordan AGB-10K-SR |
Jordan "Radgun" AGB-10KG-SR |
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| Hoffman "Countmaster" scaler/ratemeter | La Roe Scintillation Counter Model FV-5S | Nuclear-Chicago Model 2586 "Cutie Pie" | Nuclear-Chicago Model 2612 End Window GM | |
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| Nucleonic Company of America Model RM2 GM |
Nucleonic Company of America "Ore-Lokator" GM |
Nuclear Instr. and Chem. Corp. "Super Sniffer" GM | Nuclear Instr. and Chem. Corp. Models 2610 and 2610A GMs | |
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| Nuclear Measurements Corp. Model GS-2 GM | Nuclear Measurements Corp. Model GS-3 GM | NUCOR Model D-6 "Samson" | NUCOR Model E1D "Rudolph" Neutron Detector | |
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| Precision Models 106 and 106B "Lucky Strike" GM | Precision Model 107C "Professional" GM | Precision Model 108 "Snooper" GM | Precision Model 109 "Professional" GM | |
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| Precision Model 111B "Deluxe Scintillator" | Precision Model 115 "Super Scintillator" | Precision Model 117B "Special Scintillator" |
Precision Model 118 "Royal Scintillator" |
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Precision Model 121 "Drill Hole" GM |
Precision Model 123 "Squealer" |
RCA Model WF-10A GM |
RCA Model WF-12A GM |
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Sears Model 6154 GM |
Sears Model 6156 GM |
Sears Model 6157 GM |
Sears Model 6158 GM |
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| Sears Model 6160 NaI Scintillator |
Tracerlab SU-14 GM |
Victoreen Model 389 "Thyac" GM | Victoreen Model 631 "Vic-Tic" GM | |
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Victoreen Model 641 "Combination Counter" |
Victoreen Model 645 "Scintillac" Counter |
Scientific Radio Products Model S 501 Geiger Gun |
Shelby "Gammascope" GM |
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| Sylvania Model U-235 Radio-GM | White's "Oremaster" Model L3TSM-56 Super Geiger Counter |
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Instruments from the 1960s |
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NUCOR CS-40A |
Victoreen Model 592B Dose Rate Meter |
Model ANC-100XL "Ray-D-Tec" |
Tracerlab Model PS-1 Portable Spectrometer |
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IRMA Integrating Dose Meter from BNL |
Integrating Radiation Monitor from BNL |
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