Method and system for imaging a radiation source
US7928399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/1647
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for imaging a radiation source, and a device that utilizes these methods that in one embodiment include the steps of: calculating at least one Compton cone of a first parameter of a radiation emission from information received from a sensor occurrence; and tracing this Compton cone on to a unit sphere having preselected characteristics using an estimated angular uncertainty to limit at least a portion of said tracing. In another embodiment of the invention at least two Compton cones are calculated and then intersected upon a predefined surface such as a sphere. These intersection points can then be iterated over a preselected series of prior events.
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