Southern Scientific

22/12/2025

⭐🎁🎄 Merry Christmas from Southern Scientific! 🎄 🎁 ⭐

As the year draws to a close, Southern Scientific would like to wish all of our customers, suppliers, and partners a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to those working across the critical industries we support, including security, defence, policing, nuclear power, and nuclear medicine. We know that many of you will be on call throughout the festive period, and we greatly appreciate what you do.

2025 has been a fantastic year for us, and we hope it has been for you too. We look forward to building on this momentum and wish you every success in 2026.

09/12/2025

📣 We are excited to introduce the PXRD pulsed X-ray dosemeter!

🩻 This new field instrument is engineered specifically to accurately detect and measure pulsed X-rays emitted by portable X-ray generators including Golden Engineering’s XR150, XR200 and XRS3 as well as other compatible models.

☢️ The PXRD can measure X-ray radiation from pulsed sources with pulse widths as short as 25 ns, a capability far beyond that of conventional detectors.

This breakthrough makes it ideal for situations where pulsed X-ray systems are used including:

👉 Security screening
👉 Non-destructive testing (NDT)
👉 Field inspections and diagnostics
👉 Emergency response and EOD operations

🖱️ Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eRM7mB4w

27/11/2025

🤔 Want to know what SSP is and how it works?

🧪 908 Devices' VipIR is a portable chemical analyser that uses a new technology called SSP - Smart Spectral Processing - a groundbreaking new algorithm that merges Raman and FTIR spectroscopy to provide even greater confidence in results, allowing users to make informed decisions.

👉 You can learn more about the VipIR and SSP by clicking here: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/11/combining-raman-and-ftir-spectroscopy-into-one-analytical-method

25/11/2025

☢️ The Tracerco PED2 delivers precise X-ray and gamma ray measurements with real-time dose and dose rate monitoring.

🛑 The dosimeter has been designed so that it can be operated by users who may not have been specifically trained in radiation detection and measurement but work in industries or sectors where it presents a risk.

💪 Lightweight and robust, it is housed in a strong polymer casing making it resistant to accidental drops, shock, and vibration.

👉 Click here to find out more: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/11/a-new-personal-electronic-dosimeter-for-measuring-real-time-radiation-exposure

📺 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HMjy9JeXgk&t=190s

Built on over a decade of user experience this range of rugged, lightweight and easy-to-use personal electronic dosimeters effectively monitor, measure and m...

11/11/2025

🧱 Traditional lead bricks are heavy, awkward, and can lead to lead contamination once protective coatings wear away through prolonged use.

☢️ BriTec’s solid surface bench shields offer an effective alternative, delivering the same level of radiation protection without the hazards of uncovered lead.

🛡️ Shields are made to the end user's specifications and can also be produced in stainless steel to match existing equipment and benching.

👉 Click here to find out more about solid surface bench shields: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/11/whats-the-alternative-to-lead-bricks-for-radiation-shielding

30/10/2025

🩻 KUBTEC Scientific’s XCELL 180 is a benchtop irradiator for research applications ranging from cell and tissue irradiation to small animal studies and material testing.

⚡ It offers significantly higher power output than other comparable irradiators with 180 kV, compared to the common 160 kV.

☢️ With its larger chamber capacity and enhanced dose uniformity, the irradiator delivers the necessary throughput that usually only comes with larger, costly freestanding systems.

🧠 The XCELL 180 is ideal for research applications including:

👉 Tumour irradiation
👉 Virus inactivation
👉 Radiotoxicity studies
👉 Agricultural irradiation
👉 Cell line development
👉 Feeder cells, CAR-T cells & NK cells

💻 Want to find out more? Click here: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/10/the-xcell-180-benchtop-irradiator-capacity-and-convenience-in-a-compact-footprint

21/10/2025

☢️ With many labs measuring ultra-low levels of radiation at basement level or underground to shield against cosmic radiation, radon presents a new source of background noise.

☁️ The Hidex ULLA ultra-low level analyser allows high-purity nitrogen gas to be flushed through its sample chamber, reducing radon levels to ALARA.

✨ This purges the ULLA's counting chamber, preventing radon's decay products from depositing on internal surfaces.

👉 Click here to find out more about the Hidex ULLA and its ultra-low level counting abilities: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/10/flushing-the-radon-away

10/10/2025

🎫 We'll be attending The Society for Radiological Protection's upcoming South West Conference!

☢️ Sarah-Jane Lonsdale and Mark Ford will be on hand with our instruments for monitoring radiation in all environments including:

👉 Mixed radiation fields using our new portable ion chamber
👉 Calibration of radon monitors
👉 Localisation and 3D mapping of radiation hotspots
👉 Ultra low-level tritium analysis

✏️ Will you be there? Click here to make an appointment with us: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/events/9151

09/10/2025

We're delighted that the annual South West Conference will be taking place again after a pause in 2024. This year it will take place on the beautiful Dartington Trust Estate in Devon - this also happens to be where Harris Associates (SRP's Admin Team) is based.

Exhibiting at the conference will be; Berthold Technologies, Hazmat Logistics, HTSL Group, JCS Nuclear Solutions, Ludlum Systems Ltd., Safe Training Systems Ltd, Southern Scientific, Topspeed Couriers and UK Health Security Agency

There are still delegate spaces left to book; https://srp-uk.org/event/423/south-west-conference

We can't wait to see you all there. We are looking forward to welcoming many of you to SRP HQ!

09/10/2025

☢️ Radon is a major source of ionising radiation in the UK, posing significant health risks and making accurate monitoring essential for compliance with IRR17.

✅ Our UK-based calibration service offers quick, cost-effective calibration of active radon monitors, helping Radiation Protection Advisors maintain accurate readings and minimise equipment downtime.

📋 Calibrations are performed in a controlled radon chamber following manufacturer guidance, with the ability to adjust calibration factors directly for various monitor types.

👉 Would you like to know more? Click here: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/10/supporting-rpas-with-our-radon-calibration-service

01/10/2025

🤝 Southern Scientific has partnered with BriTec, a British manufacturer of bespoke shielding for facilities handling radioactive materials.

🛡️ From retrofitting existing labs to equipping new sites, BriTec’s solutions maximise space, streamline workflows and optimise radiation protection.

🛠️ Cabinets and workstations are engineered in stainless steel and lead to meet end user specific radiation safety requirements.

👉 Do you have a unique problem needing a turnkey solution? Then find out more here: https://lnkd.in/evyFviNc

24/09/2025

✅ Diagnomatic's Pro-MRI ACR imaging phantoms are accredited by the American College of Radiology, the hallmark of excellence in radiological Quality Assurance.

🔎 Pro-MRI phantoms accurately simulate human tissue allowing radiologists and medical physicists to confidently evaluate MRI machines for both daily QA checks and comprehensive annual system evaluations.

👉 Click here to find out more: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/news/2025/09/reproducibility-and-reliability-for-radiological-qa