Patent ID: 8321179

Claim:
A multiple axes scanning system for measuring radiation from a radiation source, the system comprising: a processor having means for analysis and data storage; a controller operable with the processor; a ring drive operable with the controller for providing a rotational movement about a first axis responsive to a command therefrom; a horizontal drive operable with the controller for providing horizontal movement along a second axis, the horizontal drive operable with the ring drive for receiving a rotational movement therefrom about the first axis; a vertical drive operable with the controller for providing a vertical movement of the horizontal drive along a third axis responsive to a command therefrom; and a radiation detector carried by the horizontal drive for receiving the horizontal movement therefrom, the radiation detector providing sensing signals to the processor for locations of the radiation detector orientated through at least one of circular, horizontal, and vertical movement along the first, second and third axes, respectively, as a result of the commands from the controller.