Ionization Chamber

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Radiation Detector
gptkbp:advantage Accurate Dose Measurement
Cannot Detect Low Levels
Low Sensitivity
Stable Response
gptkbp:application Radiotherapy
Dosimetry
Smoke Detectors
Environmental Radiation Monitoring
Radiation Survey Meters
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Sealed
Portable
Vented
Fixed Installation
gptkbp:component Electrodes
Gas-filled Chamber
Measuring Circuit
Voltage Supply
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Proportional_Counter
Geiger-Müller Tube
gptkbp:detects gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:Gamma_Rays
Alpha Particles
Beta Particles
gptkbp:doesNotAmplify Signal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ionization Chamber
gptkbp:introducedIn Early 20th Century
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ernest_Rutherford
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Electric_Current
gptkbp:operatesIn Low Electric Field
gptkbp:output Current Proportional to Radiation
gptkbp:principle Ionization of Gas
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Electrometer
Gas Ionization
Ion Pair Production
Radiation Measurement
gptkbp:requires Calibration
gptkbp:sensitivity Temperature
Pressure
Type of Gas Used
gptkbp:usedFor Measuring Ionizing Radiation
gptkbp:usedIn Medical Physics
Environmental Monitoring
Radiation Protection
Nuclear Industry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Radiation_Monitoring_Equipment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6