Radiation Detection
Radiation Detection
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Radiation Detection
Toshiba's radiation spotting camera means the end of 'nuclear hotspot hide and seek' (Engadget)
Toshiba's developed a camera that will take the guesswork out of finding
radiation hotspots. Since the deadly particles / waves gather together in
clumps, cleanup crews have to hunt around blind using geiger counters. The
"Portable Gamma Camera" overlays data from a radiation sensor onto a live
picture -- areas shaded with red pixels have high radiation, yellow and green
is medium and blue is low. Simply point it where you think the trouble is and
it'll show you exactly where to avoid. A prototype was used during the initial
stages of the Fukushima cleanup and this model's around half the size and it
can even run on batteries -- giving you three hours of lifesaving radiation
detection.
Toshiba's radiation spotting camera means the end of 'nuclear hotspot hide and
seek' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:45:00 EDT. Please
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