Surface contamination monitoring system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9040932
APP PUB NO 20130313419A1
SERIAL NO

13676781

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A surface contamination monitoring system/method configured to correct the detected the radioactive net count rate (NCR) value of a whole-body surface contamination monitoring device based on monitored subject height and thickness is disclosed. The system includes a height detection means for determining the height of a monitored subject and a thickness detection means for determining the thickness of at least a portion of the monitored subject. The net count rate (NCR) is corrected based on the determined height and thickness of the monitored subject as applied to site calibration factor data and self-shielding factor data to produce a corrected net count rate (CNR). If the corrected net count rate (CNR) registers above a preset alarm threshold, the monitored subject is considered contaminated and an appropriate alarm is registered.

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MIRION TECHNOLOGIES (CANBERRA) INC800 RESEARCH PARKWAY MERIDEN CT 06450

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bogorodzki, Gregory Richmond Hill, CA 4 12
Cass, Lloyd Toronto, CA 2 10
Nakazawa, Dante West Haven, US 2 10
Rothan, Dominique Aigremont, FR 4 10
Spillane, Timothy Quincy, US 6 42
Zickefoose, James Coventry, US 2 10

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