Screening People for External Contamination: Videos
How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment (CDC)

Source: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment
(HHS/CDC, National Center for Environmental Health, Radiation Studies Branch)

• Individual videos:
  • Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment (YouTube)
    Introduction to Geiger-Muller instruments typically used to survey people for contamination (about 19 mintes; Transcript)
  • Screening for Alpha Particle Radiation with Alpha Scintillation Detectors (YouTube)
    Introduction to Geiger-Mueller instruments followed by alpha scintillation detectors (about 3 mintes; Transcript)
  • Ionizing Chamber (YouTube)
    Description and demonstration of another kind of radiation detector: Ionization chamber (about 3 mintes; Transcript)
• See also:
  • Gallery of Radiation Survey Meters/Detection Devices - Civilian
  • How to Perform a Survey for Radiation Contamination
  • Decontamination Procedures
  • Guidance for Traveler Screening at Ports of Entry Following an International Radiological Incident (PDF - 1.69 MB) (CDC/NARR)
  • G-M Detectors Job Aid — Use a Geiger-Muller survey meter to check for contamination. One page pamphlet. (PDF - 429 KB) (HHS/CDC)
  • Radiological Survey Equipment and Dosimetry Devices (PDF - 829 KB) (DOE/TEPP): This excellent document reviews various kinds of radiation survey equipment and how to perform surveys.
  • Understand Target Levels for Decontamination of People