Ibhotile ye-scintillation sisikhongozelo esincinci seglasi esisetyenziselwa ukugcina kunye nokuhlalutya iisampulu ezibhalwe ngeradioactive, fluorescent, okanye fluorescent. Ngokuqhelekileyo zenziwe ngeglasi ecacileyo eneziciko ezingqina ukuvuza, ezinokugcina ngokukhuselekileyo iindidi ezahlukeneyo zeesampulu zolwelo.