2012 - Europe Direct Iasi

EUROINVENT 2012
12.5.
Title Reconfigurable radiation shield
Authors Horia Mihail Teodorescu
Patent no.
Patent Number US 8,143,607 issue date 03/27/12
Description
Patent application no: US20100084586A1, April 8, 2010
Object. The invention discloses a reconfigurable radiation shield
that improves the ratio of protected volume per shield mass. The
invention uses deformable and/or repositioned slabs, where a
computing device automatically performs the reconfiguration, in
response to the incident radiation measured by a set of sensors.
Purpose. The first technical problem solved is the design of an
adaptive radiation shield able to ensure an increased protection to
radiation, especially when the radiation intensity and the
direction from which the radiation comes are changing. The
second technical problem solved is the design of the said
adaptive radiation shield with a lower mass than a fixed shield
made of the same materials.
The adaptive radiation shield and its constructive variants
presented in the invention solve the above-mentioned problems
and eliminate or reduce the disadvantages of the classic designs.
Applications. The shield can be used for radiation protection for:
- Medical applications
- Hazardous environments
- Personnel protection in space
- Hardware protection
- Mobile radiation laboratories
- Decontamination vehicles and decontamination robots
Class 12
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