WIRELESS, MOTION AND POSITION-SENSING, INTEGRATING RADIATION SENSOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOSIMETRY
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a radiation sensor array comprising one or more radiation sensors mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB);
wherein the one or more radiation sensors are surrounded by a filter material to provide an optimal angular response.
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Abstract
Described is a radiation dosimeter including multiple sensor devices (including one or more passive integrating electronic radiation sensor, a MEMS accelerometers, a wireless transmitters and, optionally, a GPS, a thermistor, or other chemical, biological or EMF sensors) and a computer program for the simultaneous detection and wireless transmission of ionizing radiation, motion and global position for use in occupational and environmental dosimetry. The described dosimeter utilizes new processes and algorithms to create a self-contained, passive, integrating dosimeter. Furthermore, disclosed embodiments provide the use of MEMS and nanotechnology manufacturing techniques to encapsulate individual ionizing radiation sensor elements within a radiation attenuating material that provides a “filtration bubble” around the sensor element, the use of multiple attenuating materials (filters) around multiple sensor elements, and the use of a software algorithm to discriminate between different types of ionizing radiation and different radiation energy.
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1. A device comprising:
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a radiation sensor array comprising one or more radiation sensors mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB); wherein the one or more radiation sensors are surrounded by a filter material to provide an optimal angular response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An integrated sensor module comprising:
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a radiation sensor array; an on-board motion sensor; an on-board geospatial positioning sensor; an on-board power harvester; an on-board wireless transmitter; and an on-board temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An autonomous mobile sensor network for tracking a position and distribution of materials comprising:
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an integrated sensor module comprising; a radiation sensor array; an on-board motion sensor; an on-board geospatial positioning sensor; an on-board power harvester; an on-board wireless transmitter; and an on-board temperature sensor; 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. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An autonomous mobile wireless sensor base station network for tracking a position and distribution of materials comprising:
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an integrated sensor module comprising; a radiation sensor array; an on-board motion sensor; an on-board geospatial positioning sensor; an on-board power harvester; an on-board wireless transmitter; and an on-board temperature sensor; 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. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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