Southern Scientific has introduced the PDR-AL radiation-monitoring gamma alarm.
The PDR-AL is the latest in the company's range of traditional analogue-display designs, providing a fully functional gamma alarm built into a low-cost monitor.
A sophisticated algorithm automatically applies the most appropriate statistical time-constant for the area of the meter being displayed, ensuring that times to take readings are kept to a minimum.
With a range from background to 1mSv/hr the PDR-AL is said to detect gamma emitters with characteristic energies down to 20KeV and is designed on fully fail-safe principles.
According to Southern Scientific, the unit is simple to use and will find applications in hospitals to contain patients carrying active radiopharmaceuticals and industrial establishments where radiation areas need to be controlled.
