A radioactive material monitoring system using multiple gamma spectroscopy detectors and centroid method

Abstract A radioactive material monitoring system, employing a passive detection technique with multiple gamma spectroscopy detectors and the centroid method for use in large areas, is presented. The system determines the location and the activity of radioisotopes. The proposed system was designed and evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations and experiments. In both simulation and experiment, calculated source locations were well distinguished and the location was determined within less than 1 m range compared to the actual location. The calculated activity was matched to the actual activity within an error of 5%.