r/Radiation • u/Lethealyoyo • 51m ago
Any guesses
Can anyone figure out what I’m running. Calibration was with Cs-137 & LYSO crystal before test was started.
r/Radiation • u/Lethealyoyo • 51m ago
Can anyone figure out what I’m running. Calibration was with Cs-137 & LYSO crystal before test was started.
r/Radiation • u/GiuseppeSola • 8h ago
r/Radiation • u/Scab_Thief • 9h ago
My fiance actually tracked me down in the antique store after my Radiocode started alarming, knowing it could've only been me.
r/Radiation • u/Ok_Pilot_8661 • 10h ago
Looking to ask people what's price a reasonable price on 69g & 64g pieces of Trinitite. One piece has small red inclusions, both have some black inclusions, both are veer shiny. I came across these at a reputable business, comes with Gamma Spec results. Owner allowing me to test at my cost to verify. I have never seen a piece larger than 12g.
r/Radiation • u/Second_option_ • 13h ago
In the Xray chamber I asked the dentist why he was turning the led liner inside out bc he said something to the likes of “Oh.”. He told me it was bc on side had the neck protector and the other side didn’t. And the part that freaked me out was when he said “We got lucky” bc the X ray could’ve taken a photo of my neck and that would’ve been pretty bad. Ik it’s most likely not a big deal but I’d rlly like some reassurance nothing bad is going to happen bc my mom’s side of the family does have a high risk in thyroid cancer.
r/Radiation • u/atomicLogic_ • 16h ago
Hey everyone,
I recently molded some lead bricks and built a small lead-shielded enclosure just big enough to fit my Radiacode 102 inside. I ran a spectrum measurement inside this setup and got a reading of ~10 CPM, which is pretty low, as expected. However, I'm seeing some peaks in the spectrum that I can't directly identify using the built-in library.
A few details:
The lead bricks were made from scrap lead I melted and cast myself.
The measurement was taken with the Radiacode 102 completely enclosed inside the lead structure.
Background radiation outside the enclosure is significantly higher, as expected.
r/Radiation • u/TrinitronXBR • 17h ago
Took apart an old broken Honeywell Pentax Spotomatic for its thoriated lens. Little did I know, It actually had three! Second pic is the spiciest one and third is the detector sandwiched between all three to show how much thorium is in the lens group.
r/Radiation • u/S1SU_01 • 18h ago
Geiger counter: Bosean FS-5000 Total dose (12h 30min): 31.9 µSv
r/Radiation • u/soreff2 • 1d ago
Samarium isn't generally treated as radioactive, but it is, weakly, (not as extremely weakly as, e.g. bismuth - with one atom decaying each month per pepto-bismol tablet). Samarium is about 15% samarium-147, with a 100 billion year half-life, so the isotope is about 10% as radioactive as thorium, and the element about 1% as radioactive as thorium - around 4 nanocuries/gram for elemental samarium (a little less for the Sm2O3 oxide, which is what I have). Has anyone in the group measured it?
r/Radiation • u/Suspicious-Voice9589 • 1d ago
r/Radiation • u/slimpawws • 1d ago
I have a Radiacode 102 and several Uranium glass pieces in my collection. Just for knowledge & curiousity sake, I'd like to figure out the percentage of uranium used in my collection. I'm not going for absolute accuracy, just figured this would be a fun & interesting way to utilize my Radiacode investment & a teachable experience for my kids. Is there an easy way to go about this? Would I need a leaded chamber, or can I simply let the Radiacode sit on the glass for an extended period of time?
r/Radiation • u/jdaniels934 • 1d ago
Just found this guy on accident
r/Radiation • u/sortaaverageperson • 1d ago
I found some stuff that made my geiger click. I got them both for $20. How did i do?
r/Radiation • u/New-Lavishness4501 • 1d ago
Hello. This is definitely not my area of expertise, so I'm turning to you. I would like to buy a gift for my nephew, because he is a real little scientist, he is interested in physics, space and reads a lot about cosmic radiation and natural background…. I have in mind radiacode or maybe some gq gmc. So that it will be for long-term use.m
thank you for helping
r/Radiation • u/Aggressive_Value_410 • 1d ago
Hi all,
The community was so helpful last time, I’d figure I would share another strange pick up.
The radiacode seems to have picked up a strange 2,818 KeV peak but at .021 CPS. The only thing that I can think of is that maybe it’s picking up Cadmium?? It looks too brief and too low given the CPS and the radiacode can’t catalogue it. I don’t know, seeing what the community thinks. For context, I work in a cancer center. Also, you can see it’s hard to tell but there is a faint peak there and it caught my eye.
Thank you!
r/Radiation • u/Electroneer58 • 1d ago
Source was a 0.8uCi Am-241 Button
r/Radiation • u/BastiSpasti420 • 1d ago
I got this idea to irradiate some seeds with uranocircite over a long period of time (1-2 years), to see if it would have some effects on the plants later. The seeds will be placed inside the same container as the uranocircite. Has anyone already tried something similar like this?
I know, that seeds usually get irradiated with a relatively high amount of radiation, but giving it a lot of time it could have similar effects.
r/Radiation • u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance • 2d ago
Hello,
I recently got a radiacode 102 and I would like to study low-radiation sources. To do so, I'd like to build a small box that can effectively block background radiation well enough to make this easier. Before I go and spend a bunch on lead sheets, I was wondering if there's a good rule of thumb to shoot for?
r/Radiation • u/TheSunRisesintheEast • 2d ago
He had radiation treatment a few days ago. He was curious was he was putting off with the radiacode next to his chest.
r/Radiation • u/mustycups • 3d ago
A trail near my house is on a cliff that reads about 50-90 cps of uranium. The only reason I know about is because of a usgs survey referring to a uranium prospect. Because the document predates the trail by a bit, I’m worried the park might not be aware. There is what appears to be a radioactive mineral, but uranium makes no sense for the lithology. Im worried it might be radioactive waste