Patent ID: 6255657
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G01T

Abstract:
A method of detecting radioactive decay, comprising:providing a sample comprising a radioactive material, the radioactive material generating decay particles;providing a plurality of detectors proximate the sample, the detectors comprising a first set and a second set, the first set of the detectors secured to a first discrete stand, the first stand movable relative the sample, and the first set of the detectors comprising liquid state detectors utilizing liquid scintillation material coupled with phototubes to generate a first electrical signal in response to decay particles stimulating the liquid scintillation material, the second set of the detectors secured to a second discrete stand separate from the first discrete stand, the second discrete stand movable relative the sample and independent of the first discrete stand, and the second set of the detectors comprising solid state detectors utilizing a crystalline solid to generate a second electrical signal in response to decay particles stimulating the crystalline solid;stimulating at least one of the detectors to generate at least one of the first and second electrical signals, the at least one of the first and second electrical signals being indicative of radioactive decay in the sample.