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:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (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):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
- 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
Citation Formats
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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Klann, Raymond T., Vilim, Richard B., & de la Barrera, Sergio. Method and system for determining radiation shielding thickness and gamma-ray energy. United States.
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"Method and system for determining radiation shielding thickness and gamma-ray energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1345356.
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