Dynamic emergency radiation monitor
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A personal radiation monitor, comprising:
- a processor responsive to a radiation detector;
said radiation detector configured to produce real time radiation exposure data;
said processor configured for calculating one or more characteristics of an individual'"'"'s radiation exposure;
said processor further configured to continuously recalculate said radiation exposure data to update the one or more radiation exposure characteristics; and
a display responsive to information provided by said processor, said display adapted to display at least one of said or more radiation exposure characteristics as a primary signal from said processor;
said processor further configured to transmit a secondary signal to said individual;
said secondary signal correlating to a range of values of one of said one or more radiation exposure characteristics.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A dynamic radiation monitor having a detector coupled to a computer to determine at any given location, the amount of time a person has before a pre-selected maximum permissible radiation exposure is received. The device dynamically calculates and outputs the user'"'"'s permissible stay time for a given area based on a personalized maximum permissible dose, and adjusts in real time the output based on elapsed time and changing exposure rate. The device also provides the user audio and visual feedback such as varying background colors for different stay time ranges.
-
Citations
40 Claims
-
1. A personal radiation monitor, comprising:
-
a processor responsive to a radiation detector;
said radiation detector configured to produce real time radiation exposure data;
said processor configured for calculating one or more characteristics of an individual'"'"'s radiation exposure;
said processor further configured to continuously recalculate said radiation exposure data to update the one or more radiation exposure characteristics; and
a display responsive to information provided by said processor, said display adapted to display at least one of said or more radiation exposure characteristics as a primary signal from said processor;
said processor further configured to transmit a secondary signal to said individual;
said secondary signal correlating to a range of values of one of said one or more radiation exposure characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A personal radiation monitor, comprising:
-
a detector configured for producing real time radiation exposure data;
a processor responsive to said detector and configured for calculating a stay time based on an individual'"'"'s maximum permissible radiation dose limit, said processor further configured for continuously recalculating said stay time based on the individual'"'"'s accumulated exposure and radiation exposure rate; and
a display responsive to information provided by said processor, said display adapted for displaying at least said stay time data from said processor, said display having a variable background that changes color based on changes in said stay time data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
-
-
33. A method of monitoring radiation exposure levels, comprising:
-
inputting an individual'"'"'s maximum permissible radiation dose limit;
detecting radiation exposure levels at a location at or near the individual;
calculating a stay time as a function of the detected radiation exposure levels and the maximum permissible radiation dose limit;
displaying said stay time against an illuminated background;
continuously recalculating said stay time according to the individual'"'"'s detected accumulated exposure and radiation exposure rate;
updating the display of said stay time; and
changing the background color in response to said stay time falling outside a predetermined range of values. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
-
Specification