# Calibrating Radiation Detectors

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calibrating-radiation-detectors/192661 "2003-08-03T02:57:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calibrating-radiation-detectors/192661/1 "2003-08-03T02:57:44Z")

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I recently bought some of those old civil-defense surplus Radiation meters (NOT geiger counters). Is there a way I could claibrate the low-dose scales at home without paying $100’s to a claibration service?