Method and system for determining depth distribution of radiation-emitting material located in a source medium and radiation detector system for use therein

Benke, Roland R.; Kearfott, Kimberlee J.; McGregor, Douglas S.

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Title: Method and system for determining depth distribution of radiation-emitting material located in a source medium and radiation detector system for use therein

Abstract

A radiation detector system includes detectors having different properties (sensitivity, energy resolution) which are combined so that excellent spectral information may be obtained along with good determinations of the radiation field as a function of position.

Inventors:: Benke, Roland R.; Kearfott, Kimberlee J.; McGregor, Douglas S.

Issue Date:: 2004-04-27

Research Org.:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1174826

Patent Number(s):: 6727505

Application Number:: 10/299,447

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76OR00033

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of curves from pairs of projection views in the presence of error. I. Algorithms
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