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Radiation detector

CA 1289273 C · Owner: Health Protection Agency · Inventors: Burgess, Peter Hamilton

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A radiation meter comprises two p-i-n photodiodes (1,3) each disposed to operate in a selfbiasing mode. The larger diode has an attenuating shield (33) and the outputs of the diodes are combined. The invention is intended for active personal dose meters for the same general purpose as Geiger-Muller tubes.

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  • Granted September 17, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 17, 2008.
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FiledNovember 4, 1987
GrantedSeptember 17, 1991
Term endedSeptember 17, 2008
Patent numberCA 1289273 C
Classification (IPC)G01T1/20 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedNov 4, 1987Patent grantedSep 17, 1991Term endedSep 17, 2008

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