Terminal-Coupled Ray Dose Detection With Scintillator Light Shielding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ray detection devices suffer from inconvenience of use and low universality, particularly in detecting radioactive substances, with issues such as difficulty in integration with terminals and interference from visible light.
Innovation Solution
A ray dose detection device adaptable for coupling with a terminal, featuring a scintillator that converts rays to visible light, a light shielding layer to block external visible light, and a housing that integrates with the terminal to facilitate detection through the terminal's camera, enhancing usability and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional ray detection device is used, then detection function is provided, but convenience of use and universality are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the ray detection device with a terminal device (such as a mobile phone) into an integrated system. The detection device includes a housing that can be coupled to the terminal, allowing the terminal's processing capabilities, display, and user interface to be leveraged. This merging provides both convenient portability and universal applicability across different terminal types.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection device is designed with a universal housing structure that can be coupled to various terminal devices. The housing includes a coupling structure that adapts to different terminal types, and the system can perform multiple functions including ray detection, image capture through the camera, and data processing through the terminal's processor, making it versatile across different application scenarios.
2Measurement precision
If the scintillator is exposed to external visible light, then the structure is simple, but detection accuracy deteriorates due to light interference
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple surfaces with different optical properties. The first surface is transparent or translucent to allow ray-induced light to reach the camera, while the second surface is opaque to block external visible light. This segmentation of the housing into functionally distinct surfaces provides light interference protection while maintaining structural integration.
Solution Approach 2:
Different surfaces of the housing have different optical qualities tailored to their specific functions. The first surface (facing the camera) is made transparent or translucent to permit detection light passage, while the second surface (facing external environment) is made opaque to block external light. This local differentiation of optical properties protects detection accuracy without requiring complete structural redesign.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and accurate detection of ray doses by integrating with terminals, reducing errors from visible light interference, and allowing for flexible application scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
a scintillator configured to receive a ray and convert the received ray to a visible light
Implementation Method 2
a light shielding layer configured to shield the scintillator from a visible light in an external environment
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AI summary
Provide is a ray dose detection device adaptable for coupling with a terminal and a method for detecting a ray dose, which relate to a field of an environmental detection technology. The device includes: a housing (1), a scintillator (2) and a light shielding layer (3). The housing (1) has an accommodating space (11) and a window (12), the accommodating space (11) is connected with the window (12); the scintillator (2) is configured to receive a ray and convert the received ray to a visible light, the scintillator (2) is located in the accommodating space (11), the scintillator (2) covers the window (12), an outer surface of the scintillator (2) includes a first outer surface and a second outer surface, and the first outer surface is adapted to a camera of the terminal; and the light shielding layer (3) is configured to shield the scintillator (2) from a visible light in an external environment, the light shielding layer (3) is arranged on the second outer surface of the scintillator (2), wherein the ray dose detection device is mountable on the terminal to enable the scintillator (2) and the window (12) to face the camera of the terminal, so as to convert the ray in the external environment to the visible light suitable for being received by the camera of the terminal.