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Definition of Proportional counter
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Proportional counter: A device for measuring radioactivity. More technically, a proportional counter counts the emission of radioactive particles which permits the discrimination between particles or rays of different energies.