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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Geiger counters are used to detect and measure levels of radioactivity. Scientists invented the ...

Geiger counters can identify radioactive emissions, typically beta particles and gamma rays, and can be used to quantify the radiation a material releases or the radiation absorbed by a human or ...