Surge in demand here for radiation detectors
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Mar 29, 2011 - Straits Times
By Feng Zengkun
DEMAND for radiation detectors has surged here in the wake of the Japanese tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Local company QT Instruments, one of the few companies here that sell the specialised equipment, said sales tripled in the weeks after the March 11 disaster. It sold all 20 of the dosimeters it had in stock within a week, and has orders for 100 more from various local companies.
QT Instruments director Myra Chung said the bulk of the orders came from companies with employees in Japan, with personal buyers making up the rest.
'We had a father who wanted to buy dosimeters for his daughters in Japan,' she said yesterday.
Dosimeters - which can range from the size of a pen to the size of a person's palm - are typically used to measure a person's exposure to radiation. They cost between $400 and $600, with most small enough to be either worn or carried in pockets. They are different from Geiger counters, which measure airborne radiation and cost thousands of dollars. A Geiger counter is about the size of a brick and is used to measure larger areas.
Sales of Geiger counters at QT Instruments have also increased, with up to five counters ordered every day. Last week, the company also fielded a request for 90 counters from a local business, which it declined to name.
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new toy.
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Supply and demand.
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Shouldnt spore now start to record any radiation in the air?
Just like PI reading for haze?
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