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scintillation counter

scin·til·la·tion count·er (plural scin·til·la·tion coun·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
instrument for measuring radiation: a device that detects and measures high-energy radiation through flashes of light produced when ionizing radiation impacts on a phosphorescent substance

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