We all know the clicking of Geiger counters from movies, and we all know that the faster the counter clicks, the worse things are. But how exactly do they work? There are three types of radiation ...

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How a Geiger counter helps breast cancer patients By abc7NY Wednesday, April 18, 2012 NEW YORK A /*breast cancer*/ can be so small early on that it can't be felt, only seen on mammography.

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Thus Geiger counter clicks to TV viewers and scientifically naïve reporters are direct measures of deadly surrounding contamination.

If the world comes to an end, it’s good to be prepared. And let’s say that the apocalypse is triggered by a series of nuclear explosions. If that is the case, then having a Geiger counter is a ...

Using a Geiger counter The Geiger counter was developed by a German scientist named Hans Geiger in the early 1900s. The original tool could detect radiation but could not identify its source or type.