Model 945 SAM III | Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation

General Description
The new, all-in-one, RIID from Berkeley Nucleonics offers customers a rugged alternative to detachable detectors with a full suite of new features leveraging modern cell phone technology. The renaissance in handheld electronics (Smartphone, PDA, etc.) has led to tremendous advancements in processing power and allows statistical calculations to be processed at a remarkable speed. In parallel, the processors managing the spectral collection and isotope identification can easily handle a myriad of exciting additional user requirements. The long list of much-awaited features ensure new users and experienced health physicists alike will enjoy an unmatched user experience when performing mission critical tasks. PeakAbout, a free app that manages the data and reporting of the SAM 945, boasts a comprehensive library of 115 isotopes with expansion possibility to 393 isotopes.

Technical Description
The spectroscopy is a breakthrough in ANSI isotope identification accuracy and speed. Our faster wavelet transform enables instantaneous results with confidence factors that grow exponentially each second. This new algorithm coupled with real-time background correction provides higher sensitivity, rejection of false positives due to changes in background and a linear energy axis. The library is customizable and color coded, with ANSI being the users default.

Evaluation Criteria

THROUGHPUT:

Detection is instantaneous
Multiple samples, multiple tests/sample per run
System is continuous and provides real time analysis with no defined tests/samples
The system or device is currently semi-automated
Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
3-5 steps are required for detection

LOGISTICS:

Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
Approximately the size of a toaster
Between 1 and 5 kg
Satellite, wireless and wired connections are available
There is no electrical requirement
4-8 hours battery life

OPERATIONS:

Can be used from < -21°C to > 42°C (All temperatures)
This system does not require consumable components
Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
Greater than 3 years shelf life
Greater than 10 years expected life
Results can be viewed in real-time
The system is not capable of autonomy
The system software is open but modification requires licensing
The system hardware is open but modification requires licensing

DETECTION:

Not possible for the system to achieve FDA approval
Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
Total dose, dose rate and count rate with simultaneous display readout and automatic differentiation between types of radiation detected
Down to background level radiation for dose rate
Down to background level radiation for count rate
System is used for surveying

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