Audible radiation monitor

Patent · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:868872

Odell, Daniel M. C. ^[1]

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1. 11 Russellwood Ct., Aiken, SC 29803

A method and apparatus for monitoring ionizing radiation comprising radiation detectors in electrical connection with an isotopic analyzer and a device for producing chords to which each isotope is mapped so that the device produces a unique chord for each isotope. Preferably the chords are pleasing to the ear, except for chords representing unexpected isotopes, and are louder or softer depending on the level of radioactivity produced by each isotope, and musical instrument voices may be simulated in producing the chords as an aid to distinguishing similar-sounding chords. Because of the representation by chords, information regarding the level and composition of the radiation in an area can be conveyed to workers in that area more effectively and yet without distracting them.

• Research Organization: WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Odell, Daniel M. C. (11 Russellwood Ct., Aiken, SC 29803)
• Patent Number(s): US 5231288
• OSTI ID: 868872
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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