X-ray source safety shutter

Patent · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:862842

Robinet, McLouis ^[1]

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1. Oak Park, IL

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.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4027156
• OSTI ID: 862842
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
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