System and method for detecting and positioning a radioactive source
US9158012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/20
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for the detection and positioning of a radioactive source. In an exemplary embodiment, a detector array is placed in a four-quadrant formation to allow for self-shielding of the individual detectors from the radiation emitted by a radiation source. A further embodiment utilizes a fuzzy logic system and method to analyze the gross count response of each individual detector with respect to the other three to thereby determine a generalized location and direction of a radioactive source.
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