scintillation counter
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scintillation counter

noun

Definition of SCINTILLATION COUNTER

: a device for detecting and registering individual scintillations (as in radioactive emission)

First Known Use of SCINTILLATION COUNTER

1948

scintillation counter

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SCINTILLATION COUNTER

: a device for detecting and registering individual scintillations (as in radioactive emission)—called also scintillometer

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