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Device for locating and imaging gamma or X-radiation sources

US8354648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Philippe Laurent · Oullins, FR
Olivier Limousin · Palaiseau, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2007
Grant date	Jan 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/34
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Device for locating and imaging gamma or X-radiation sources, comprising: (a) a detection assembly comprising at least two gamma or X-radiation detectors sensitive to position, as well as a coded mask made of a radiation opaque material; and (b) electronic means for processing the electrical pulses provided by said detectors, so as to locate the source and form a bi- or tri- dimensional image thereof. The device is characterized in that the electronic means are suitable for reconstructing a bi- or tri- dimensional image of an X or gamma radiation source by applying a data processing method which combines the principles of Compton imaging and coded-mask imaging.

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