radHUNTER | FLIR Systems, Inc. | WMD Detector Selector

General Description
The radHUNTER is an extremely sensitive and accurate digital hand-held gamma radionuclide identification device (RID). It is the culmination of over eight years of development of micro-miniature, digital signal processing electronics; operating power conservation; and advancements in the scintillation detector, radionuclide template matching identification algorithm. The radHUNTER development was supported in part by the U.S. Government.

Technical Description
The radHUNTER is able to quickly detect, rapidly locate, accurately measure and precisely identify sources of contamination from their gamma radiation signature. The radHUNTER uses a 19 mm (0.7") thick by 102 mm (4.0") diameter NaI(Tl) detector or a 38 mm (1.5") thick by 38 mm (1.5") LaBr detector. This large cross section provides an excellent source to background ratio which rapidly locates gamma contamination. It comes with a GM tube for high gamma dose rate measurements and an optional sealed 3He detector with moderator for neutron detection.

Evaluation Criteria

THROUGHPUT:

Detection is instantaneous
Continuous operation with no defined runs
Greater than 750 samples every 2 hours
The system or device is currently fully automated
Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
0 components
Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
Automatic detection

LOGISTICS:

Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
Approximately the size of a toaster
Between 5 and 25 kg
Wireless and wired connections are available
System or device uses batteries
4-8 hours battery life

OPERATIONS:

Can be used from -21°C to 41°C
Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
Greater than 10 years expected life
Results can be viewed in real-time
The system could easily be adapted into a fully autonomous system
The system software is closed and not available for modification
The system hardware is closed and not available for modification

DETECTION:

This system does not test liquids
Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
Total dose, dose rate and count rate with operator selection to show the display, may differentiate between types of radiation
Down to background level radiation for dose rate
Down to background level radiation for count rate
System is used for personnel detection

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