Dosimetry System, Methods, and Components
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1. Apparatus for collecting dosimetry data at a central station, comprising:
- a dosimeter with wireless communications capability for transmitting dosimeter data, the wireless communications capability being normally dormant;
at least one wireless data capture and relay device (DCRD), each DCRD having a dosimeter communication application allowing a dosimeter to communicate to the DCRD and transmit the dosimeter data to the DCRD when the wireless communication capability is actuated and communication and transmission to the DCRD is initiated by the dosimeter;
a communications system for transmitting dosimeter data received by the DCRD to the central station.
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Abstract
Dosimeters with wireless communications capability, upon actuation, communicate with a cell phone or other data capture and relay device (DCRD) with an application that allows communication with the dosimeters. The cell phone or other DCRD is a single device or part of an ad hoc network. The cell phone or other DCRD, once it receives raw data from a dosimeter, relays the data to a central station using mobile telephone or Wi-Fi or other communications networks. The data is processed at the central station, and available over the Internet or cell phone.
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25 Claims
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1. Apparatus for collecting dosimetry data at a central station, comprising:
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a dosimeter with wireless communications capability for transmitting dosimeter data, the wireless communications capability being normally dormant; at least one wireless data capture and relay device (DCRD), each DCRD having a dosimeter communication application allowing a dosimeter to communicate to the DCRD and transmit the dosimeter data to the DCRD when the wireless communication capability is actuated and communication and transmission to the DCRD is initiated by the dosimeter; a communications system for transmitting dosimeter data received by the DCRD to the central station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19)
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8. A dosimeter, comprising:
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a radiation detector; a control circuit connected to the radiation detector; a normally dormant communications circuit connected to the control circuit; a power supply connected to the control circuit; and a wakeup actuator connected to the control circuit for actuating the communications circuit at selected times. - View Dependent Claims (10, 24, 25)
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- 9. The dosimeter of claim 9 wherein the radiation detector is a direct ion storage (DIS) detector.
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12. A communications device for an ad hoc network to receive data from a dosimeter and transmit the data to a central station, comprising:
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a data capture and relay device (DCRD) having a communications circuit; and a dosimeter communications application connected to the communications circuit for allowing a dosimeter to communicate to the DCRD. - View Dependent Claims (14, 20, 22)
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13. A method of collecting data at a central station from a dosimeter having normally dormant communications capability, comprising:
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actuating the normally dormant communications capability of the dosimeter to send data; establishing a wireless connection to a data capture and relay device (DCRD); wirelessly sending data from the dosimeter to the DCRD; and transmitting the dosimeter data from the DCRD to the central station, wherein actuating the normally dormant communications capability, establishing a wireless connection, and wirelessly sending data are initiated by the dosimeter of selected times. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 21, 23)
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