Radiometric measuring arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9316747-B2
Application number	US-201414511642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2014
Priority date	Mar 5, 2014
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

A radiometric measuring arrangement having at least one radiation source and one detection device for the purpose of detecting radioactive radiation, having a longitudinally extended scintillator for the purpose of generating radiation induced light flashes, a photosensitive element for the purpose of generating an electronic signal based on the light flashes, and an electronic measuring device for the purpose of processing the electronic signals, characterized in that a flexible cooling device is functionally assigned to the scintillator, surrounding the same coaxially, and conveying cooling means.

First claim

We claim:

1. A radiometric measuring arrangement having at least one radiation source and one detection device for the purpose of detecting radioactive radiation, having a longitudinally extended scintillator for the purpose of generating radiation induced light flashes, a photosensitive element for the purpose of generating an electronic signal based on the light flashes, and an electronic measuring device for the purpose of processing the electronic signals, wherein a flexible cooling device is functionally assigned to the scintillator, surrounding the same in the axial direction, and radially, and has a suitable design for conveying cooling means, wherein the cooling device has at least one first hose and the cooling means is conveyed between an outer shell of the scintillator and an inner wall of the first hose.

2. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first hose is designed as an accordion hose.

3. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 2 , wherein a second hose, preferably a fabric hose, is drawn over the accordion hose.

4. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the cooling device has a first end piece with a first cooling means connector.

5. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the first end piece is glued, bolted, or welded to the first hose.

6. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the first end piece surrounds the circumference of the scintillator, and can be attached to the scintillator with a sealing clamp arrangement.

7. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the clamp arrangement has a sleeve-like design, and has an inner bevel and a seal element on the circumference thereof, on an end which is oriented away from the first hose, said seal element working together with the inner bevel and an end element in such a manner that it fixes the clamp arrangement in the axial direction and seals against the scintillator.

8. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the end element is designed as a cap nut.

9. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the cooling device has a second end piece which can be connected to a housing cooling and/or a cover cooling of a housing, wherein the photosensitive element and/or the electronic measuring device is/are preferably arranged in the same.

10. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the second end piece is connected to the housing in such a manner that the housing cooling and/or the cover cooling and the cooling device form a single cooling circuit.

11. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the cooling device has a second end piece which has the same construction as the first end piece.

12. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the second end piece also has a connection arrangement by means of which it can be connected to the housing of the measuring arrangement or the housing cooling.

13. The radiometric measuring arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the connection arrangement is arranged on the cap nut.

14. A flexible cooling device for a radiometric measuring arrangement having a longitudinally extended scintillator which radially surrounds the scintillator, and which has a suitable design for conveying a cooling means, wherein the cooling device has at least one first hose and the cooling means is conveyed between an outer shell of the scintillator and an inner wall of the first hose.

15. The flexible cooling device of claim 4 , wherein the cooling device is arranged in two or more sections.

Assignees

• Grieshaber Vega Kg

Inventors

• Becherer Frank
• Thomas Arnold

Classifications

• G01F23/288 Primary

  X-rays; Gamma rays {or other forms of ionising radiation} · CPC title

• G01T1/20 Primary

  with scintillation detectors · CPC title