A spatially-aware radiation probe system comprising: (a) radiation detector; (b) spatially-aware sensor including a distance sensor; and (c) computing device; wherein said RD is configured to detect radiation; said RD is physically coupled to said SAS; said SAS is configured to detect a spatial parameter associated with the spatial context of said RD; said RD is electrically coupled to said CD and configured to transmit information on said detected radiation to said CD; said SAS is electrically coupled to said CD and configured to transmit said spatial parameter to said CD; said CD is configured to generate measurement coordination commands that supervise an operator for the measurement of said detected radiation based on said spatial parameter received from said SAS; said CD is configured to force a known measurement distance between a monitored subject or object and said RD by requiring an operator to control said measurement distance determined by the distance sensor; said RD comprises a measurement radiation detector or sensor; said CD is configured to collect measurement radiation data from said MRD of said RD to determine actual radiation levels for a monitored subject or object; the spatially-aware radiation probe system being characterized in that: said RD further comprises a background radiation detector or sensor responsible for quantifying background radiation levels; said CD is configured to retrieve operator coordination instructions from an operator measurement coordination database, based on a corrective operator action (0405,0406); said CD is configured to modify or correct said measurement radiation data using said spatial parameter received from said SAS; and said RD comprising a measurement and a background radiation detector or sensor further permitting dynamic subtraction of background radiation dependent on the spatial context of the radiation detector. (a) radiation detector; (b) spatially-aware sensor including a distance sensor; and (c) computing device; said RD is configured to detect radiation; said RD is physically coupled to said SAS; said SAS is configured to detect a spatial parameter associated with the spatial context of said RD; said RD is electrically coupled to said CD and configured to transmit information on said detected radiation to said CD; said SAS is electrically coupled to said CD and configured to transmit said spatial parameter to said CD; said CD is configured to generate measurement coordination commands that supervise an operator for the measurement of said detected radiation based on said spatial parameter received from said SAS; said CD is configured to force a known measurement distance between a monitored subject or object and said RD by requiring an operator to control said measurement distance determined by the distance sensor; said RD comprises a measurement radiation detector or sensor; said CD is configured to collect measurement radiation data from said MRD of said RD to determine actual radiation levels for a monitored subject or object; the spatially-aware radiation probe system being characterized in that: said RD further comprises a background radiation detector or sensor responsible for quantifying background radiation levels; said CD is configured to retrieve operator coordination instructions from an operator measurement coordination database, based on a corrective operator action (0405,0406); said CD is configured to modify or correct said measurement radiation data using said spatial parameter received from said SAS; and said RD comprising a measurement and a background radiation detector or sensor further permitting dynamic subtraction of background radiation dependent on the spatial context of the radiation detector.