EP0859370A1 - Container for radio-active isotopes - Google Patents
Container for radio-active isotopes Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0859370A1 EP0859370A1 EP98301024A EP98301024A EP0859370A1 EP 0859370 A1 EP0859370 A1 EP 0859370A1 EP 98301024 A EP98301024 A EP 98301024A EP 98301024 A EP98301024 A EP 98301024A EP 0859370 A1 EP0859370 A1 EP 0859370A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- container
- passage
- isotope
- tube
- shell
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
- G21F5/015—Transportable or portable shielded containers for storing radioactive sources, e.g. source carriers for irradiation units; Radioisotope containers
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
- G21F5/02—Transportable or portable shielded containers with provision for restricted exposure of a radiation source within the container
Abstract
Description
Claims (10)
- A container for a radio-active isotope, characterised by a shell for attenuating radiation from the isotope, a tube extending into the shell from a rear end, the tube being open at its rear end to allow the insertion of a support for the isotope, at least one opening in the side of the shell and a lining defining a passage from the outside of the shell to the tube, and means at the mouth of the passage for locating in the passage a fitting.
- A container as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the mouth of the passage is provided with means for retaining the fitting.
- A container as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that a fitting is located in the passage.
- A container as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the fitting is either a collimator defining a passage for a radiation beam or a shielding member.
- A container as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that the tube extends to an end shield at the front end of the shell, the end shield having a central aperture.
- A container as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that a boss is secured in the central aperture and an adjuster is mounted in the boss and extends to the interior of the container.
- A container as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that a panoramic collimator is mounted in the central aperture, the panoramic collimator comprising a pair of flanges defining the shape of a radiation beam, a passage passing through the collimator, and an adjuster at the end of the passage, projecting into the passage and operable from the exterior of the collimator.
- A container as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the distance between the flanges is adjustable.
- A container as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that a tubular adapter is mounted in the central aperture, the adapter having a free end to which an extension tube may be secured for driving the isotope outside the shell.
- A container as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised by a drive linkage for mounting an isotope and means at the rear end of the container for moving the drive linkage into and through the tube.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
GB9702905 | 1997-02-13 | ||
GBGB9702905.2A GB9702905D0 (en) | 1997-02-13 | 1997-02-13 | Self shielding controlled radiation radioactive isotope container |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0859370A1 true EP0859370A1 (en) | 1998-08-19 |
EP0859370B1 EP0859370B1 (en) | 2002-05-22 |
Family
ID=10807527
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP98301024A Expired - Lifetime EP0859370B1 (en) | 1997-02-13 | 1998-02-12 | Container for radio-active isotopes |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0859370B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE218005T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69805454T2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9702905D0 (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2010092376A2 (en) | 2009-02-13 | 2010-08-19 | Gilligan Engineering Services Ltd | Radiographic projector |
US20220139585A1 (en) * | 2020-07-06 | 2022-05-05 | Tae Technologies, Inc. | Systems, devices, and methods for beam target exchange and volatile object storage |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB1250891A (en) * | 1968-01-15 | 1971-10-20 | ||
US3655983A (en) * | 1969-03-24 | 1972-04-11 | Babcock & Wilcox Co | Apparatus for storing and exposing a radioactive source |
GB1330301A (en) * | 1970-09-28 | 1973-09-19 | Young S G | Isotope container |
ZA821625B (en) * | 1981-05-04 | 1983-01-26 | Kempkes Helmut Ernst | Container |
US4513204A (en) * | 1982-08-27 | 1985-04-23 | Siemens Gammasonics, Inc. | Housing for a radioactive source |
EP0314570A1 (en) * | 1987-10-29 | 1989-05-03 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Container for a low-activity radioactive source |
-
1997
- 1997-02-13 GB GBGB9702905.2A patent/GB9702905D0/en active Pending
-
1998
- 1998-02-12 EP EP98301024A patent/EP0859370B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-02-12 DE DE69805454T patent/DE69805454T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-02-12 AT AT98301024T patent/ATE218005T1/en active
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB1250891A (en) * | 1968-01-15 | 1971-10-20 | ||
US3655983A (en) * | 1969-03-24 | 1972-04-11 | Babcock & Wilcox Co | Apparatus for storing and exposing a radioactive source |
GB1330301A (en) * | 1970-09-28 | 1973-09-19 | Young S G | Isotope container |
ZA821625B (en) * | 1981-05-04 | 1983-01-26 | Kempkes Helmut Ernst | Container |
US4513204A (en) * | 1982-08-27 | 1985-04-23 | Siemens Gammasonics, Inc. | Housing for a radioactive source |
EP0314570A1 (en) * | 1987-10-29 | 1989-05-03 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Container for a low-activity radioactive source |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 8313, Derwent World Patents Index; Class K08, AN 83-31989K, XP002064489 * |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2010092376A2 (en) | 2009-02-13 | 2010-08-19 | Gilligan Engineering Services Ltd | Radiographic projector |
WO2010092376A3 (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2010-12-16 | Gilligan Engineering Services Ltd | Radiographic projector |
US8998488B2 (en) | 2009-02-13 | 2015-04-07 | Spec Intellectual Property, Llc | Radiographic projector |
AU2010212595B2 (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2015-04-09 | Source Production & Equipment Co., Inc | Radiographic projector |
US9717138B2 (en) | 2009-02-13 | 2017-07-25 | Spec Intellectual Property, Llc | Radiographic projector |
US20220139585A1 (en) * | 2020-07-06 | 2022-05-05 | Tae Technologies, Inc. | Systems, devices, and methods for beam target exchange and volatile object storage |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
DE69805454T2 (en) | 2003-02-13 |
EP0859370B1 (en) | 2002-05-22 |
ATE218005T1 (en) | 2002-06-15 |
GB9702905D0 (en) | 1997-04-02 |
DE69805454D1 (en) | 2002-06-27 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0859370B1 (en) | Container for radio-active isotopes | |
US3995163A (en) | Neutron therapy apparatus | |
EP3041002B1 (en) | Ray filter and dual-energy x-ray inspection system | |
US10714227B2 (en) | Rotating radiation shutter collimator | |
CN102779564A (en) | Radiation source device for radiation imaging system | |
US4370555A (en) | Device for storing a source of photons and for irradiating a body by the radiation from said source | |
US3381129A (en) | Apparatus for the fluoroscopy of narrow limited portions of the walls of cavities | |
US9717138B2 (en) | Radiographic projector | |
US3102957A (en) | Anti-secondary radiation dental x-ray cone | |
AU2003202531A1 (en) | After loader apparatus, cartridge as well as a device for exchanging an after loader cartridge | |
EP0527116A1 (en) | Gamma ray collimator | |
GB2061080A (en) | Shielding container | |
RU2144664C1 (en) | Radiation flaw detector | |
KR200180329Y1 (en) | Gamma ray collimator for sliding prevention | |
KR102481895B1 (en) | Shielding system used for radiograph transmission inspection of tank facilities | |
CA1080371A (en) | Radiation source | |
Yun et al. | Radiation shielding of insertion device beamlines using a mirror as the first optical element | |
Casanova | Gamma ray collimator | |
Weng et al. | An apparatus used to make 22Na sources for use in low-energy positron beams | |
CN111722260A (en) | Transmission source storage and adjustment device | |
GB2210161A (en) | Stabilization of x-ray flourescence layer thickness measuring instruments | |
JPS6410800B2 (en) | ||
GB2162730A (en) | Thermosensitive shutter for radioactive source housing | |
WO1986004348A1 (en) | Hygienization of water-miscible cooling lubricant emulsions by irradiation with hard gamma rays | |
JPS5822942A (en) | Photographing apparatus of gamma-ray transmission photograph |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT DE ES FR GB IT NL SE |
|
AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19990212 |
|
AKX | Designation fees paid |
Free format text: AT DE ES FR GB IT NL SE |
|
RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): AT DE ES FR GB IT NL SE |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20000210 |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 218005 Country of ref document: AT Date of ref document: 20020615 Kind code of ref document: T |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 69805454 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20020627 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20020822 |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed | ||
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 20021128 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed |
Effective date: 20030225 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Payment date: 20100225 Year of fee payment: 13 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: AT Payment date: 20110224 Year of fee payment: 14 Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20110225 Year of fee payment: 14 Ref country code: NL Payment date: 20110301 Year of fee payment: 14 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20110212 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: NL Ref legal event code: V1 Effective date: 20120901 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20121031 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: AT Ref legal event code: MM01 Ref document number: 218005 Country of ref document: AT Kind code of ref document: T Effective date: 20120212 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20120229 Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20120901 Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20120212 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20170227 Year of fee payment: 20 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20170227 Year of fee payment: 20 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: R071 Ref document number: 69805454 Country of ref document: DE |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: PE20 Expiry date: 20180211 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION Effective date: 20180211 |