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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Peter C. Hsi, Dublin, CA (US);
Yuzhong June Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter C. Hsi, Dublin, CA (US);
Yuzhong June Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
RAE Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A radiation detector can perform both rate and dose measurements for personal safety and also to provide measurements that are sufficiently sensitive for security applications. In one embodiment, a radiation detector has a first measurement channel and a second measurement channel, where the second measurement channel can measure radiation at levels that would saturate the first measurement channel. The detector can automatically switch between the high and low sensitivity channels while continuously integrating the measured rates to determine a radiation dose. The detector can also conserve power by automatically shutting off the unused measurement channel and still give a personal safety warning when the radiation rate or the dose reaches respective alarm thresholds.