Recent content by worriedsick79

Thank you! I was really debating on ordering a new Geiger counter straight from the manufacturer to recheck my house but I think I will just let it go at this point.

Got it. They weren’t really sitting for a bit, maybe 20 seconds but I get the point. Thank you.

In a month. Yes, I plan on discussing but I would like to know if there is anything I should do to check if there is any contamination in my house currently from the meter.

To close the loop, do you recommend I do anything else to make sure everything is normal in my situation?

The other counter measured everything at 3 out of the box though so there’s that. However, I will stop worrying because I need to put this behind me. Out of curiosity - how do you decontaminate things properly? I’ve heard that washing with soap & water, wiping with alcohol or windex, or...

Another idiotic thing I did… wiped the first detector with a paper towel soaked in hand sanitizer after I realized that maybe it was contaminated. So I did measure it but after wiping it. And I think it measured like 3 cpm if I remember correctly. Should I just stop worrying about this or do you...

Thank you so much for taking the time to advise me. So the relative was supposed to have radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid surgery. However, it ended up that she didn’t need it. I bought the Geiger counter before I knew that she won’t be needing treatment. The counter was purchased on...

Just because it looked like it might’ve been used and I touched household items with it to test them. I’m not an expert on this and bought the instrument because someone was supposed to have RAI and didn’t, so I decided to check it out. I didn’t think about the possibility of contamination at...

Thank you for the tips. Would you worry about the instrument being possibly contaminated if it was in fact sent to me used? That’s my biggest worry now. I’m not a professional and I really wish I didn’t play around with it once I found out that my relative doesn’t need RAI. I’m worried about my...

Ok, thanks!

Thanks. I’m obviously not worried about the sidewalk, just included that detail since that’s another thing I tested. I’m worried about my house. So if the readings were background level, does that mean the counter itself didn’t arrive contaminated? I’m very new to this.

Hi, I’ve recently purchased two geiger counters from Amazon, GQ GMC-800 and GQ GMC-300S, because someone in my life was supposed to receive RAI. Ended up my relative didn’t need the treatment. I’ve heard about granite countertops being potentially radioactive, so decided to open the devices and...