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Re: MEDHP-SEC: Article: High Security Trips Up Some Irradi
One thing I would point out - a field gamma spec instrument is not that
complicated or high tech. Not more so than say a calculator. Its
expensive because it is a niche low volume market. If this greatly
increases the market it could very much decrease the price!
Mass market detectors (even watches) could be very cheap. As soon as
its a big enough market for a custom chip to be engineered and for
volume production of Cd Te to reduce the price. Depending of course on
how opportunistic the purveyors want to be.
willim01@mskcc.org wrote:
>
> In NYC, there are many belt worn radiation detectors AND a few
> spectrometers. Not everyone is armed w/ a field spec (or other hand
> held spec unit). The police are identifying radiation and acting on
> it. There may not be time to get the guy w/ the spec on the scene.
>
> Did anyone read the NRC Event reports the other day? A Troxler MSD
> was reported stolen with a vehicle in NYC. The vehicle was found by a
> cop w/ a radiation detection device (the other story that shows the
> process is working).
>
>
> Matt Williamson
> Radiation Safety
> Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
>
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