Radiation detector probe
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1. A temperature detector comprising:
- a housing adapted to be held by hand;
a radiation sensor in the housing;
a tube for directing radiation from a target to the radiation sensor, the tube having a rigid window at an end thereof away from the radiation sensor;
a temperature display on the housing for displaying temperature of the target; and
battery powered electronics in the housing for converting radiation sensed by the sensor to temperature displayed by the display.
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Abstract
Tympanic temperature measurements are obtained from the output of a radiation sensor mounted in an extension from a housing. The housing has a temperature display and supports electronics for responding to sensed radiation. The sensor is mounted in an improved extension which is shaped to fit into smaller ear canals, such as a child'"'"'s ear canal or a swollen adult ear canal. Within the extension, the sensor is positioned in a highly conductive environment and receives radiation from an external target through a tube. Electronics determine the target temperature based on the sensor output signal and a temperature sensor signal.
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1. A temperature detector comprising:
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a housing adapted to be held by hand;
a radiation sensor in the housing;
a tube for directing radiation from a target to the radiation sensor, the tube having a rigid window at an end thereof away from the radiation sensor;
a temperature display on the housing for displaying temperature of the target; and
battery powered electronics in the housing for converting radiation sensed by the sensor to temperature displayed by the display.
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