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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, Georgetown, TX (US);
Jeb Everett Belcher, Georgetown, TX (US);
Jessica Emily Kelley, Eustis, FL (US);
GEORGETOWN RAIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Georgetown, TX (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a radiation inspection system includes identifying a regulatory region along a predetermined path where public access is restricted based upon criteria other than radiation exposure, measuring a radiation exposure level from a radiation source of the radiation inspection system within the regulatory region, irradiating a target within the regulatory region using the radiation source and without erecting a physical barricade, and determining a restricted area around the radiation source. The restricted area corresponds to an area where a radiation exposure rate exceeds a predetermined threshold. The radiation exposure rate may be determined by the radiation exposure level from the radiation source and a speed of the radiation inspection system. The method may include operating the radiation inspection system to dynamically adjust the restricted area so that it does not extend beyond the regulatory region. The radiation inspection system may be moveable along the predetermined path.