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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Adam Gregory Bogorodzki, Ontario, CA;
Janusz Skierski, Ontario, CA;
Hieronim Stanislaw Teresinski, Ontario, CA;
George Yan, Ontario, CA;
Abraham Mahdessian, Ontario, CA;
Adam Gregory Bogorodzki, Ontario, CA;
Janusz Skierski, Ontario, CA;
Hieronim Stanislaw Teresinski, Ontario, CA;
George Yan, Ontario, CA;
Abraham Mahdessian, Ontario, CA;
Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT (US);
Abstract
A radiation detector system/method that simultaneously detects alpha/beta, beta/gamma, or alpha/beta/gamma radiation, within an integrated detector is disclosed. The system incorporates a photomultiplier tube with radiation scintillation materials to detect alpha/beta/gamma radiation. The photomultiplier tube output is then shape amplified and fed through discriminators to detect the individual radiation types. The discriminator outputs are fed to anti-coincidence and pulse width and timing analysis module that determines whether individual alpha/beta/gamma pulses are valid and should be counted by corresponding alpha/beta/gamma pulse radiation counters. The system may include a radiation detection method to affect alpha/beta/gamma radiation detection in a variety of contexts. The system/method may be implemented in a variety of applications, including but not limited to whole body radiation contamination detectors, laundry radiation scanners, tool/article radiation detectors, and the like.