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	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 See also: How to Perform a Survey for Radiation Contamination See also: Decontamination Procedures See also: G-M Detectors Job Aid — Use a Geiger-Muller survey meter to check for contamination. One page pamphlet. (PDF - 429 KB) (HHS/CDC)

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