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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Brandon W. Blackburn, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kevin Perry, Beverly, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brandon W. Blackburn, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Kevin Perry, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a radiation monitor. In one embodiment, a radiator monitor comprises a housing, a detector material having an adjustable density in the housing, an optical coupler adjacent the detector material to receive Cherenkov energy generated in the detector material, a photodetector coupled to the optical coupler, and a processing module coupled to the photodetector to determine whether a detection threshold is exceeded.