Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method
Abstract The radiation imaging and intensity quantification of radioactive material is attracting increasing attention in numerous applications including radiological source investigation, radiation safety, nuclear security, nuclear facility maintenance and decommissioning. Here, quantitative intens...
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| author | Xiuzuo Liang Shihan Yang Haoyan Liu Xianchao Huang Jianwei Li Yingjie Wang Tingting Hu Shuangquan Liu Xinmeng Liu Xuanhou Hu Xiaoming Wang Zhiming Zhang Cunfeng Wei Lei Shuai Long Wei |
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| description | Abstract The radiation imaging and intensity quantification of radioactive material is attracting increasing attention in numerous applications including radiological source investigation, radiation safety, nuclear security, nuclear facility maintenance and decommissioning. Here, quantitative intensity measurement of the far-field radioactive source is achieved by gamma-ray imaging, which is based on the conventional mask-antimask coded aperture approach. A multi-sensor radiation imaging system that fuses gamma-ray images, optical pictures, and 3D point clouds into a single vision is what we have created. Without the use of a mobile platform for numerous measurements or trajectory data, it is possible to simultaneously and in real time obtain the intensity and distribution of radioactive sources. In order to demonstrate the exceptional noise-resistant nature of the proposed quantitative gamma-ray imaging technique in the presence of interfering radiation, we present experimental results of point-like sources and actual nuclear power plant scenarios. This encourages further possibilities for widespread coded aperture applications. Incidentally, the system we designed offers a highly promising solution for the upgrade of existing coded aperture cameras. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca2dcea7f7f7483b8cc22e2c9f92f9c82025-08-20T02:19:58ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-97206-wQuantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture methodXiuzuo Liang0Shihan Yang1Haoyan Liu2Xianchao Huang3Jianwei Li4Yingjie Wang5Tingting Hu6Shuangquan Liu7Xinmeng Liu8Xuanhou Hu9Xiaoming Wang10Zhiming Zhang11Cunfeng Wei12Lei Shuai13Long Wei14Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesShandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd.Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesJinan Laboratory of Applied Nuclear ScienceBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract The radiation imaging and intensity quantification of radioactive material is attracting increasing attention in numerous applications including radiological source investigation, radiation safety, nuclear security, nuclear facility maintenance and decommissioning. Here, quantitative intensity measurement of the far-field radioactive source is achieved by gamma-ray imaging, which is based on the conventional mask-antimask coded aperture approach. A multi-sensor radiation imaging system that fuses gamma-ray images, optical pictures, and 3D point clouds into a single vision is what we have created. Without the use of a mobile platform for numerous measurements or trajectory data, it is possible to simultaneously and in real time obtain the intensity and distribution of radioactive sources. In order to demonstrate the exceptional noise-resistant nature of the proposed quantitative gamma-ray imaging technique in the presence of interfering radiation, we present experimental results of point-like sources and actual nuclear power plant scenarios. This encourages further possibilities for widespread coded aperture applications. Incidentally, the system we designed offers a highly promising solution for the upgrade of existing coded aperture cameras.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97206-w |
| spellingShingle | Xiuzuo Liang Shihan Yang Haoyan Liu Xianchao Huang Jianwei Li Yingjie Wang Tingting Hu Shuangquan Liu Xinmeng Liu Xuanhou Hu Xiaoming Wang Zhiming Zhang Cunfeng Wei Lei Shuai Long Wei Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method Scientific Reports |
| title | Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| title_full | Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| title_short | Quantitative gamma-ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| title_sort | quantitative gamma ray imaging with coded aperture method |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97206-w |
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