Detection of nuclear materials
US8173970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/281
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for detecting Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) or Radiological dispersion Devices (RDD), comprising: conveying an object along a predetermined path; imaging a distribution of radioactive sources associated with the object as it passes along said path; determining the presence and location of one or both of an RDD or SNM radioactive source within the object.
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