Ionization chamber

Primary use
Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
EMDN related code(s)
Z11019080
VARIOUS RADIOTHERAPY AND RADIOSURGERY INSTRUMENTS - HARDWARE ACCESSORIES
GMDN related code(s)
38325
Ionization-chamber radiation survey meter (A radiation counting instrument with a gas-filled radiation detection chamber operated at the "ionization chamber" applied voltage region. A radiation incident on the meter detector produces a "saturation current" by collecting ion pairs produced by the ionization of the neutral gas molecules in a gas-filled chamber. It can be used for source calibration and dosimetry. Survey meters using ionization chamber technology include portable survey meters and probes used to measure gamma, x-ray, and beta emissions and include stationary area monitors designed with an internal detection chamber or interchangeable external probes.)