System and method for the identification of radiation in contaminated rooms

Coleman, Jody Rustyn; Farfan, Eduardo B.

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Title: System and method for the identification of radiation in contaminated rooms

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Devices and methods for the characterization of areas of radiation in contaminated rooms are provided. One such device is a collimator with a collimator shield for reducing noise when measuring radiation. A position determination system is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of the detector in the contaminated room. A radiation analysis method is included that is capable of determining the amount of radiation intensity present at known locations within the contaminated room. Also, a visual illustration system is provided that may project images onto the physical objects, which may be walls, of the contaminated room in order to identify the location of radioactive materials for decontamination.

Inventors:: Coleman, Jody Rustyn; Farfan, Eduardo B.

Issue Date:: 2015-09-29

Research Org.:: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1221877

Patent Number(s):: 9147503

Application Number:: 13/212,483

Assignee:: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/167 - Measuring radioactive content of objects, e.g. contamination
G01T1/169 - Exploration, location of contaminated surface areas
G01T7/00 - Details of radiation-measuring instruments

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
G21K1/025 - {using multiple collimators, e.g. Bucky screens

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DOE Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Sep 21

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Directivity-type radiation detecting apparatus patent-application, December 2001

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Multiple collimator apparatus with angularly adjustable collimator tubes
patent, April 1980

System and apparatus for neutron radiography
patent, July 1991

Methods and apparatus for investigating emissions
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Radiography by selective detection of scatter field velocity components
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Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) system for cardiac imaging
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Lightweight quartic-shaped collimator for collecting high energy gamma rays
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Methods and apparatus for improved gamma spectra generation
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patent, May 2012

Directivity-type radiation detecting apparatus
patent-application, December 2001

Remote Detection Of Explosive Substances
patent-application, September 2011

Simple 3D validation experiments for PRESAGE ^TM /optical-CT dosimetry
journal, December 2006

Quality assurance in 3D dosimetry by optical-CT
journal, December 2006

Investigation of the dosimetric characteristics of PRESAGE ^TM
journal, December 2006

RadBall ^TM Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator
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Initial experience with optical-CT scanning of RadBall Dosimeters
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