X-ray source safety shutter
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for controlling the activation of a high energy radiation source having a shutter. The apparatus includes magnets and magnetically responsive switches appropriately placed and interconnected so that only with the shutter and other parts of the source in proper position can safe emission of radiation out an open shutter occur.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Park, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862842
- Patent Number(s):
- 4027156
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- x-ray; source; safety; shutter; apparatus; provided; controlling; activation; energy; radiation; magnets; magnetically; responsive; switches; appropriately; placed; interconnected; proper; position; safe; emission; occur; energy radiation; x-ray source; radiation source; proper position; magnetically responsive; /378/976/
Citation Formats
Robinet, McLouis. X-ray source safety shutter. United States: N. p., 1977.
Web.
Robinet, McLouis. X-ray source safety shutter. United States.
Robinet, McLouis. Tue .
"X-ray source safety shutter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862842.
@article{osti_862842,
title = {X-ray source safety shutter},
author = {Robinet, McLouis},
abstractNote = {An apparatus is provided for controlling the activation of a high energy radiation source having a shutter. The apparatus includes magnets and magnetically responsive switches appropriately placed and interconnected so that only with the shutter and other parts of the source in proper position can safe emission of radiation out an open shutter occur.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1977},
month = {5}
}
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