Radiac personal radiation dosimeter

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Radiac personal radiation dosimeter

Entry/Object ID

2021.07.09.04

Description

Round black plastic dosimeter for monitoring radiation exposure, hung on metal chain (along with 2021.07.09.03 (dog tags). Measures 1 1/2" in diameter and 3/4" thick. Found in the pocket of 2021.07.07.04 (RCAF uniform jacket). Likely a Radiac DT-60 detector, as used by the US Navy. Images 5-7 are from "United States Navy Radiac Detectors DT-60/PD Series" at www.civildefensemuseum.com/southrad/dt60pd.html Text reads: DT-60 D/PD USN-NOber-87468 NOber-89292 MFR: 13467 SER: B106488

Collection

Military Uniforms

Cataloged By

Cotter, Ellen

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1980

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dosimeter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Detector, Radiation

Nomenclature Class

Nuclear Physics T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Military air pilots, Military officers, Air forces, Hat industry

Search Terms

Robinson, RCAF, Air Force, Military Uniform, military uniforms, Almonte

Material

Plastic, Metal, silver phosphate glass

Location

Container

Box 1

Shelf

Below Shelf 72

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robinson, Jim

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-04-18

Created By

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Create Date

April 18, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

November 11, 2023