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A new addition to my lab, the RADEX RD1706 dosimeter is a low-end yet very compact and functional dosimeter with some interesting specs that made me purchase it. You can get it on ebay, here.

First, the best feature that made me purchase it were the two Geiger Muller tubes this device is using for enhanced sensitivity.
The second feature that draw my attention was the ability to detect low level energy x-ray radiation. Here are some of the specs:

Here's the box and the dosimeter:

As I said, this is a very sensitive device. I was able to use it to detect the gamma radiation from my uranium glass marbles. See the following video:




Compared to the Terra-p that I've presented here , the Radex RD1706 is better, in terms of sensitivity, see the next video for a comparison:

And here is a video showing the background radiation level as detected by the Radex and the Terra-p:

All in one, a very sensitive device, probably because of the twin Geiger Muller tubes, that I'm sure will perform reasonably well for detecting soft X-rays.

By Radu Motisan

April 27th, 2010 | Tags: dosimeter, geiger counter, RD1706 | Category: Hardware, High Voltage, Nuclear, Reviews |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL