Dr
David Parker
(University of Birmingham)
09/09/2014, 14:00
Applications in Security and Environmental Imaging
Invited Paper
The importance of advanced imaging modalities in modern medicine is widely appreciated. Probably less familiar is their potential use for studying engineering processes in industry. This is especially true of techniques based on the use of high energy photons which can penetrate metal casings. Transmission imaging can distinguish individual phases in multi-phase flow, while the use of...
Jamie Dormand
(University of Liverpool)
09/09/2014, 14:40
Applications in Security and Environmental Imaging
Oral Paper
Current research in the Nuclear Instrumentation group of the University of Liverpool focuses on the optimisation of the gamma ray Compton camera [1]. Such an imaging system can utilise two energy and position sensitive semiconductor detectors with the Compton scattering formula to gain position and energy information of gamma-ray emitting radioactive sources. This presents a significant...
Mr
Jonathan Beaumont
(Lancaster University)
09/09/2014, 15:00
Applications in Security and Environmental Imaging
Oral Paper
Pinpointing the location of radiological materials has the potential to be extremely useful in many scenarios, not least of which is in nuclear decommissioning. This subject forming the focus application of this research. We present a compact and lightweight mixed-field imaging system able to produce images of radiation source terms distributed in a local environment, passively and in near...
Prof.
Malcolm Joyce
(Lancaster University)
09/09/2014, 15:20
Applications in Security and Environmental Imaging
Oral Paper
Neutron imaging has previously been used in order to test for cracks, degradation and water content in concrete. However, these techniques often fall short of alternative non-destructive testing methods, such asgamma-ray and X-ray imaging, in terms of resolution. Further, they can be compromised by the significant expense associated with thermal neutron sources that can often precipitate the...
