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Instrumentation and measurement

Instrumentation and measurement

Portable radiation detectors make the invisible, visible

08 Aug 2019
This article first appeared in the 2019 Physics World Focus on Instruments & Vacuum

Portable radiation imaging systems are making nuclear decontamination and decommissioning tasks less expensive, quicker and safer for workers, as Victoria Anderson Matthew explains

Field tests of a lightweight instrument designed to locate “hot spots” of radiation.
Ready for deployment A technician performs UK field tests of a lightweight instrument designed to locate “hot spots” of radiation. (Courtesy: Innovative Physics)
Radiation is an invisible threat. So-called “hot spots”, or areas with high levels of radiation,

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Victoria Anderson Matthew is business development manager at Innovative Physics Limited, e-mail v.anderson-matthew@inphys.com
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