Wireless, motion and position-sensing, integrating radiation sensor for occupational and environmental dosimetry

An autonomous mobile wireless sensor base station network for tracking a position and distribution of materials comprising:

• an integrated sensor module comprising:
• a radiation sensor array;
• an on-board motion sensor;
• an on-board geospatial positioning sensor;
• and
• an on-board wireless transmitter;
• wherein the radiation sensor array comprises one or more radiation sensors;
• and
• wherein the optimal angular response of each of the one or more radiation sensors is independent of the angle of incidence of the radiation detected by each of the one or more radiation sensors;
• a wireless sensor base station;
• a wireless network;
• a public data network;
• and
• a distributed data server, wherein the wireless sensor base station is configured to communicate with the integrated sensor module and the wireless network;
• wherein the wireless network is also configured to communicate with the public data network;
• and wherein the public data network is also configured to communicate with the distributed data server.

An integrated sensor module comprising:

• a radiation sensor array;
• an on-board motion sensor;
• an on-board geospatial positioning sensor;
• and
• an on-board wireless transmitter;
• wherein the radiation sensor array comprises one or more radiation sensors;
• and
• wherein the optimal angular response of each of the one or more radiation sensors is independent of the angle of incidence of the radiation detected by each of the one or more radiation sensors.

An autonomous mobile sensor network for tracking a position and distribution of materials comprising:

• an integrated sensor module comprising:
• a radiation sensor array;
• an on-board motion sensor;
• an on-board geospatial positioning sensor;
• and
• an on-board wireless transmitter;
• wherein the radiation sensor array comprises one or more radiation sensors;
• wherein the optimal angular response of each of the one or more radiation sensors is independent of the angle of incidence of the radiation detected by each of the one or more radiation sensors;
• a communication device;
• a wireless network;
• a public data network;
• and
• a remote data server, wherein the communication device is configured to communicate with the integrated sensor module and the wireless network;
• wherein the wireless network is also configured to communicate with the public data network;
• and wherein the public data network is also configured to communicate with the remote data server.