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Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)

Example of Radiation Survey Equipment

Example of Radiation Survey Equipment: Ludlum Kit

Ludlum kit radiation survey equipment
    Ludlum kit:
    • Used with various probes
      • High-range Geiger-Mueller (GM) probe
        • Detects gamma only
      • Low-range GM pancake probe
        • Detects alpha, beta, gamma
      • Sodium iodide probe
        • Detects gamma only

Adapted from Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials, Charles M. Wood, Frank DePaolo (HHS/CDC, September 2006)