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Title: Method and system for calibrating gamma radiation flux levels in a solid state gamma radiation detection system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1568085

One aspect of the present disclosure comprises a method for calibrating a drive level of a non-radioactive calibration source. Another aspect of the present disclosure comprises a method for using a non-radioactive calibration source to verify correct operation of a radiation detector. Another aspect of the present disclosure comprises a radiation detection system that comprises a radiation detector and a non-radioactive calibration source that is used to verify correct operation of the radiation detector.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
VPI Engineering, Inc. (Draper, UT)
Patent Number(s):
10,234,576
Application Number:
15/143,205
OSTI ID:
1568085
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/29/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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System for Detection of Gamma Radiation from a Radioactive Analyte patent-application December 2013
Method and Apparatus for Measuring Radiation patent February 1972