Tetris-inspired detector with neural network for radiation mapping

R Okabe, S Xue, JR Vavrek, J Yu, R Pavlovsky… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Radiation mapping has attracted widespread research attention and increased public
concerns on environmental monitoring. Regarding materials and their configurations …

Improved gamma-ray point source quantification in three dimensions by modeling attenuation in the scene

MS Bandstra, D Hellfeld, JR Vavrek… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using a series of detector measurements taken at different locations to localize a source of
radiation is a well-studied problem. The source of radiation is sometimes constrained to a …

Development of Unmanned Remote System to Find Radiation Sources Based on 4π Gamma Imaging

A Mukai, M Kanda, K Shimazoe, F Ishida… - Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A prototype system based on a combination of 4 sensitive gamma imaging and
simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) was developed to find unknown radiation …

Surrogate distributed radiological sources II: aerial measurement campaign

JR Vavrek, CC Hines, MS Bandstra… - … on Nuclear Science, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this second part of a multipaper series, we present results from outdoor aerial
measurements of surrogate distributed gamma-ray sources. We detail the design …

A tomographic spatial-unfolding method for Compton gamma imaging measurements

NJ Murtha, PRB Saull, LE Sinclair… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
An advanced spatial-unfolding technique capable of reconstructing the activity distribution
within an exclusion zone from Compton gamma imager measurements taken outside of it is …

A multi-modal scanning system to digitize CBRNE emergency response scenes

M Salathe, BJ Quiter, MS Bandstra… - … on Safety, Security …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A handheld system developed to digitize a contextual understanding of the scene at a
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosives (CBRNE) events is described …

Mapping the minimum detectable activities of gamma-ray sources in a 3-d scene

MS Bandstra, D Hellfeld, J Lee… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to formulate maps of minimum detectable activities (MDAs) that describe the
sensitivity of an ad hoc measurement that used one or more freely moving radiation detector …

[HTML][HTML] A 3D Dual-Particle Imaging Algorithm for Multiple Imagers

D Garg, R Lopez, O Pakari, SD Clarke… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The ability to localize and image radiation sources has found use in various applications for
nuclear nonproliferation practices, specifically in treaty verification, nuclear safeguards, and …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a drone-mounted remote radiation imaging system

I Lee, Y Park, D Seo, K Jeon, J Jeong, M Jeong… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The imperative need for real-time systems to monitor radioactive materials cannot be
overstated, as they play a pivotal role in mitigating accidents involving radioactive materials …

Robot Path Planning Utilizing Object Recognition for Inspection of Nuclear Material Containers

K Balan, PY Li, MS Bandstra, K Patel… - … on Safety Security …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in machine learning (ML) based object recognition have enabled robotic
systems to autonomously navigate to and investigate sources of radiation such as nuclear …