Apparatus and method for providing in-situ radiation measurements within a density equivalent package

A method for measuring radiation in-situ, comprising:

• measuring, by utilizing a radiation detector of a portable device, an amount of exposure of a phantom material of the portable device to radiation, wherein the amount of exposure is measured when an irradiation device emits the radiation within range of the phantom material, wherein the phantom material has density equivalence with an object or substance to be irradiated by the irradiation device;
• providing, to a processor of the portable device, a current signal including a measurement of the amount of exposure of the phantom material of the portable device to the radiation;
• processing, by utilizing the processor, the current signal including the measurement to generate information associated with the current signal including the measurement;
• and
• transmitting the information to a device communicatively linked to the portable device.

A device for measuring radiation in-situ, comprising:

• a housing;
• a phantom material representing an object or substance to be irradiated by an irradiator;
• wherein the phantom material has density equivalence with the object or substance to be irradiated;
• and
• a radiation detector embedded within the housing and the phantom material, wherein the radiation detector measures an amount of exposure of the phantom material to radiation when an irradiation device emits the radiation within range of the phantom material.