Personal radiation dosimeter and density meter system and methods of use
AssigneeThermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.
InventorsJoy STAFFORD, Andrew LEONI
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Abstract
A personal radiation and density meter system includes a housing, a radiation detection subsystem and a radiation emitting sub-system. The housing includes an interior portion configured as an interior space, and a slot. The radiation detection sub-system includes a personal radiation dosimeter positioned in the slot. The radiation emitting sub-system includes a shield assembly, a source, an actuator, a trigger, and an aperture.
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A personal radiation and density meter system, comprising:
- a housing including;
- an interior portion configured as an interior space;
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- a slot;
- a radiation detection sub-system including;
- a personal radiation dosimeter (PRD) positioned in the slot;
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- a radiation emitting sub-system including;
- a shield assembly in the interior portion and surrounding a radiation source;
- an actuator in the interior portion and coupled to the shield assembly, the actuator configured under user-initiated control to move the shield assembly from a shielding configuration to an exposure configuration;
- a trigger mounted to the housing and coupled to the actuator for one-hand control of the actuator;
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- an aperture defined through a wall of the shield assembly and configured to direct radiation out of the shield assembly when the shield assembly is in the exposure configuration.
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A personal emission device for converting a dosimeter to a density meter, comprising:
- a housing including an interior portion defining an interior space;
- a radiation source in the interior portion;
- a shield assembly in the interior portion and surrounding the radiation source;
- an actuator in the interior portion and coupled to the shield assembly, the actuator configured under user control to move the shield assembly from a shielding configuration to an exposure configuration;
- a trigger mounted to the housing and coupled to the actuator for one-hand control of the actuator;
- an aperture defined through a wall of the shield assembly and configured to direct radiation out of the shield assembly when the shield assembly is in the exposure configuration;
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- a slot for removable placement of a PRD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.