Please help UK maintain and improve its safety record. We are occasionally asked to recommend GM survey meters for use in campus laboratories. We do not recommend one vendor over another, but we do recommend including the audio option. The audio response is faster than the scale indicator or needle, and it allows you to watch the area you are monitoring rather than watching the meter. When planning to purchase a meter, you are welcome to look through our catalogues, or if you prefer to call, the companies' numbers are listed below.
Some companies sell detectors, cables, etc. separately.
Some companies will calibrate your new meter, but only if you specify this when ordering. If the company calibrates your meter, ask for a certificate of calibration and send a copy to the Radiation Safety Office. If your new meter is not calibrated, call the Radiation Safety Office to arrange for free calibration. Sr. HP Researchers often call the Radiation Safety Office asking if there is anything they need to do to send radioactive materials to another institution. There most certainly is.