Purpose Of Use - ECOTEST TERRA-P MKS-05 Operating Manual

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Purpose of use

The MKS-05 "TERRA-P" dosimeter-radiometer (hereinafter called the
dosimeter) is designed to measure ambient dose equivalent (DE) and ambient dose
equivalent rate (DER) of gamma radiation and to evaluate surface contamination by
beta radionuclides. Additionally, the dosimeter performs the functions of clock and
alarm clock.
The dosimeter belongs to the class of survey meters and is used in everyday life
for monitoring of apartments, buildings and constructions, household items, clothes,
ground surface of infields and vehicles; for evaluation of radioactive contamination
of wild berries and mushrooms, and as visual aids for educational establishments.
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