BNC 1621M - Manual (Page 3)

1621M OPERATING MANUAL
DESCRIPTION & OPERATION OF THE DOSIMETER
1.1 Application of the dosimeter
The 1621M X-ray and gamma radiation
dosimeter is designed to provide:
• Continuous measurement of the personal dose equivalent
(hereinafter referred to as dose equivalent or DE) of external
gamma and X-ray (hereinafter photon) radiation H
P
(10);
• Continuous measurement of the time of the DE accumulation;
• Continuous measurement of the personal dose equivalent
rate of external photon radiation H
P
(10); (hereinafter dose
equivalent rate or DER);
• Communication of information accumulated and stored
in the device’s non-volatile memory through an infra-red
(IR) communication channel (the protocol is compatible with
IrDA interface) into a personal computer (PC) using an
internal or external IR adapter.
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