Disclosed herein is a radiation detector, comprising: a radiation absorption layer configured to absorb a radiation; a plurality of counters each associated with a bin and configured to register a number of particles of the radiation particles absorbed by the detector; a memory comprising a plurality of units, which can be dynamically allocated to the counters.

A system for detecting radiation using computing devices.

Techniques are described that includes using a memory to store data within a system. The techniques include lowering a supply voltage applied to said memory and ceasing use of the memory to store data within the system. The techniques further include reading values from the memory with the supply voltage being lowered. The techniques further include determining a radiation level from an amount of corrupted ones of the values.

A nuclear reaction detection device includes an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) 100 which is arranged in an environment in which particle radiation is incident, and includes a user circuit 101 configured to output a value different from that in a normal state, if an SEU (Single Event Upset) occurs in a semiconductor element included in the FPGA, and an SEF detection unit 210 which detects that an abnormal operation (SEF) has occurred in the user circuit based on the output value from the user circuit 101 of the FPGA 100.

A radiation imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of pixel rows and a plurality of pixel columns and configured to generate and accumulate electric charges, a driving circuit configured to supply, to the plurality of pixels, a driving signal for selecting one of the plurality of pixels, a readout circuit configured to read out a signal based on the electric charges accumulated in the pixel selected by the driving signal, a control circuit configured to control the readout circuit and the driving circuit and an image generation circuit configured to generate a radiation image.

A system and method for imaging gamma- and x-ray, and charged particles sources employing a three dimensional array of scintillation elements arranged surrounding an emission source. According to a preferred embodiment, each element of the array comprises a scintillator element, a solid-state photon detector, and processing electronics to output an electronic signal. The elements may be efficiently packed in both the X-Y plane and stacked in the Z-axis, to provide depth of interaction information. The elements of the array are preferably hierarchically arranged with control electronics provided together for subarray modules (e.g., an nm1 module), and synchronization electronics provided at a larger scale. The modules preferably communicate with a control system through a shared addressable packet switched digital communication network with a control and imaging system, and receive control information from that system through the network.

Techniques are described that includes using a memory to store data within a system. The techniques include lowering a supply voltage applied to said memory and ceasing use of the memory to store data within the system. The techniques further include reading values from the memory with the supply voltage being lowered. The techniques further include determining a radiation level from an amount of corrupted ones of the values.

A system and method for imaging gamma- and x-ray, and charged particles sources employing a three dimensional array of scintillation elements arranged surrounding an emission source. According to a preferred embodiment, each element of the array comprises a scintillator element, a solid-state photon detector, and processing electronics to output an electronic signal. The elements may be efficiently packed in both the X-Y plane and stacked in the Z-axis, to provide depth of interaction information. The elements of the array are preferably hierarchically arranged with control electronics provided together for subarray modules (e.g., an nm1 module), and synchronization electronics provided at a larger scale. The modules preferably communicate with a control system through a shared addressable packet switched digital communication network with a control and imaging system, and receive control information from that system through the network.

The disclosure relates to an apparatus for measuring Radon progeny. The apparatus moves air through a filter and thereby collects Radon progeny on the filter and detects radiation from the collected progeny using a semiconductor detector. The apparatus might use a filter that is permanently attached to a filter holder, which aids in miniaturizing the detection system. The apparatus might determine the equivalent equilibrium Radon concentration and possibly the Radon concentration. The apparatus is suited for measuring Radon relatively fast. The disclosure also relates to a method for measuring Radon using the apparatus, where a measurement is performed at a place where air movement is unlikely.

The disclosure relates to an apparatus for measuring Radon progeny. The apparatus moves air through a filter and thereby collects Radon progeny on the filter and detects radiation from the collected progeny using a semiconductor detector. The apparatus might use a filter that is permanently attached to a filter holder, which aids in miniaturizing the detection system. The apparatus might determine the equivalent equilibrium Radon concentration and possibly the Radon concentration. The apparatus is suited for measuring Radon relatively fast. The disclosure also relates to a method for measuring Radon using the apparatus, where a measurement is performed at a place where air movement is unlikely.