Method and system for determining radiation shielding thickness and gamma-ray energy

Title: Method and system for determining radiation shielding thickness and gamma-ray energy

Abstract

A system and method for determining the shielding thickness of a detected radiation source. The gamma ray spectrum of a radiation detector is utilized to estimate the shielding between the detector and the radiation source. The determination of the shielding may be used to adjust the information from known source-localization techniques to provide improved performance and accuracy of locating the source of radiation.

Inventors:: Klann, Raymond T.; Vilim, Richard B.; de la Barrera, Sergio

Issue Date:: 2015-12-15

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1345356

Patent Number(s):: 9212905

Application Number:: 13/106,651

Assignee:: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
G01B15/02 - for measuring thickness

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 May 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Klann, Raymond T., Vilim, Richard B., and de la Barrera, Sergio. Method and system for determining radiation shielding thickness and gamma-ray energy.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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RadTrac: A System for Detecting, Localizing, and Tracking Radioactive Sources in Real Time
journal, October 2009

Vilim, R.; Klann, R.
Nuclear Technology, Vol. 168, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.13182/NT168-61

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RadTrac: A System for Detecting, Localizing, and Tracking Radioactive Sources in Real Time journal, October 2009

RadTrac: A System for Detecting, Localizing, and Tracking Radioactive Sources in Real Time
journal, October 2009