Directional gamma ray probe
US7470909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2907
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A portable directional gamma ray radiation detector having a plurality of gamma ray radiation detectors separated by lead shielding arranged in an enclosure. Outputs from the detectors are applied to a signal processor to determine the location of a gamma ray emitter, and the signal processor is connected to a display device on the detector that indicates the direction to the gamma ray emitter.
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