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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Edward Joseph Baus, Akron, OH (US);
Kevin Scott McKinny, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/185 (2006.01); H01J 47/02 (2006.01); H01J 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 47/02 (2013.01); H01J 47/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radiation detection assembly that includes an ionization chamber having a cathode and an anode. The ionization chamber detects radiation that passes into the ionization chamber. The assembly includes an exterior enclosure defining a hollow internal volume within which the ionization chamber is enclosed. The exterior enclosure includes at least two layers. At least one of the layers provides an electromagnetic shield to the hollow internal volume and the ionization chamber enclosed therein.