KR101757066B1 - Radon detection system using image sensor module and detection method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an invention for detecting the concentration ratio of radon in air using an analog image sensor module. More specifically, a radon detection system for calculating a radon concentration in a room, comprising: a chamber which circulates the air, which blocks light coming in from the surrounding, and which is located in the chamber and generates electrons according to the application of the alpha rays generated in the radon in the air An image sensor which generates a change in voltage output through the generated electrons, and a control unit which measures the number of times of application of the alpha rays for a predetermined period through the change of the voltage output from the image sensor, And a control unit for calculating the indoor radon concentration.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a radon detection system and a detection method using an image sensor module,

The present invention relates to an invention for detecting the concentration ratio of radon in air using an image sensor module.

In the UNSCEAR 2000 report, the global average of the annual exposure dose received by the general public in the natural environment is reported to be 2.4 mSv / yr. Among them, the radiation dose by radon and daughter radionuclides is 1.3mSv / yr which accounts for more than 50% of the total.

According to the National Radiation Risk Assessment Report released by the Korea Nuclear Safety Institute, the total effective exposure dose of the people by natural radiation source is 2.99mSv / yr, and the internal exposure by the radon inhalation is 1.41mSv / yr. It accounts for about 47%, and it is said that it makes the highest contribution to exposures.

At this time, Radon is one of the most well known natural radionuclides, an intangible, colorless, inert gas and emits radiation in the process of decay. Exposure by radon is caused by an alpha ray deposited on the surface of the respiratory organs produced by the radon decay, and when it is inhaled into the human body by respiration, it causes problems to the body such as destroying the lung tissue.

In particular, exposure to radon can be caused by long - term exposure to high concentrations of radon, since it is caused by the alpha rays that are deposited on the surface of the respiratory tract and released by radon decay.

The International Commission on Radiological Protection recommends establishing national radon reference levels through recommendations, and in many countries around the world, there is a tendency to conduct large-scale indoor radon surveys at the government level, and based on these findings, It is establishing a policy for radiation protection through evaluation of national exposure dose.

This method of measuring the radon concentration is most often used to detect radiation emitted from radon and daughter radionuclides. Typical detectors include a pulse ionization chamber, a packed ion chamber, a ZnS (Ag) scintillation detector, a surface barrier silicon detector or a diffusion junction detector, NaI (TI) or HPGe. Among them, the most widely used detectors are divided into integral type, continuous type and collective type depending on the detection type, and they are classified into active type and passive type according to the operation mode of the detector. In addition, it can be classified into a counting rate system that continuously indicates the measurement value and an integral type that indicates the cumulative exposure amount.

The counting meter is mainly used for immediate measurement and is useful for measuring the variation of the radon concentration over time in the detection area. Integral detectors, on the other hand, are mainly used for long-term measurements ranging from weeks to months, and average radon concentrations over a period of time can be obtained.

The radon meters described above are conventionally expensive and thus can not be easily distributed. This is because a high-performance processor must be present to confirm the radon concentration. Therefore, there is a need for a radon detector capable of measuring real-time radon concentration at a lower cost.

Korea Patent Office Registration No. 10-1415859 Korea Patent Office Registration No. 10-0957116 Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2015-0114347 Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1514251

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user with a radon detection system capable of detecting an alpha ray generated in the radon in real time.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a user with a radon detection system that can confirm the radon concentration in the atmosphere through the amount of radon detected during a predetermined time.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a user with a radon detection system capable of detecting real-time radon at low cost.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It can be understood.

An example of a radon detection system for calculating a radon concentration in a room to solve the above problems is a system for detecting radon concentration in a room, And the number of times of application of the alpha rays is measured for a predetermined period through the change of the voltage outputted from the image sensor, And a controller for calculating the radon concentration of the room by using the number of times.

In addition, the image sensor may have a sensor cover glass disposed thereon so that the alpha-ray can be applied.

The image sensor may be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and may output monochrome or color analog video signals.

The comparator may further include a comparator that extracts the changed first voltage output from the image sensor according to the application of the alpha ray and amplifies the extracted first voltage to a second voltage.

Also, the controller may calculate the radon concentration of the room by measuring the number of the second voltages in the comparator.

The image sensor outputs the voltage as an analog video signal. The controller monitors the voltage output from the analog video signal in real time, measures the number of application of the alpha ray according to the voltage change, and adjusts the radon concentration Can be calculated.

And a wireless communication unit for transmitting the calculated indoor radon concentration to the server via the Internet.

In addition, when the radon detection system is located in a specific area and transmits a radon concentration of the indoor calculated to the server, respectively, and when the radon concentration of the specific area statistically measured by the server exceeds the reference value, An alarm can be received from the server.

In order to solve the above problems, a radon detection method includes a first step of installing the radon detection system in a predetermined place, a second step of adjusting the installed radon detection system to match the characteristics of the place, A third step of applying an alpha ray generated in the radon to the image sensor of the radon detection system, a fourth step of generating electrons in the image sensor, a fifth step of converting the generated electrons into a voltage, And a seventh step of calculating the radon concentration using the measured number of times by the control unit.

In addition, the first step may be such that an onchip-lens positioned in the image sensor is installed in a predetermined place after the onchip-lens is previously removed so that the alpha ray can be applied to the image sensor.

The image sensor may be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and may output a monochrome or color analog image signal.

In the second step, the reference voltage output from the image sensor may be adjusted using a radon sample.

The sixth step may further include a sixth step of outputting the converted voltage by the comparator when the converted voltage is higher than the pre-set voltage by a predetermined range, and a sixth step of outputting the converted voltage by the control unit, Step < / RTI >

In the sixth step, the controller monitors the voltage output from the analog signal in the image sensor in real time, and calculates the radon concentration of the room by measuring the number of application of the alpha ray according to the voltage change.

The method may further include the step of transmitting the calculated radon concentration of the indoor space to the server through the Internet. The server may calculate the radon concentration of the indoor space by using the indoor radon concentration received from the plurality of radon detection systems located in the specific area, And a tenth step in which the radon detection system of the specific area receives the alarm from the server when the radon concentration of the specific area exceeds the reference value.

The present invention can accurately determine the amount of atmospheric radon through alpha ray detection.

In addition, even with a low-cost, low-performance processor, radon can be accurately detected in real time.

In addition, radon detection can protect human health.

It should be understood, however, that the effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs It will be possible.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to provide a further understanding of the technical idea of the invention, It should not be construed as limited.
1 is an example of a radon detection system block that can be applied to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an example of a block diagram showing a connection between a radon detection system and a server that can be applied to the present invention.
3 is a flow diagram of a radon detection method that can be applied to the present invention.
4 is a photograph of a CCD module used in an embodiment of the present invention for an experiment.
5A and 5B are photographs for adjusting an image signal measured in a CCD module for an experiment.
6 is a voltage generated in the CCD module during dark current in the experiment.
7 is a voltage generated in the CCD module when the light is opened in the experiment.
8 is a voltage generated in the CCD module when detecting radon in an experiment.
9 is a radon detection signal using a comparator module when detecting radon in an experiment.
10 is a photograph showing a radon detection system installed for performance comparison.
11 is a graph comparing radon detection results according to presence or absence of a sample through performance comparison experiments.
12 is a graph comparing the presence or absence of a sample with a radon detection result of another counter through a performance comparison experiment.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the embodiment described below does not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims, and the entire configuration described in this embodiment is not necessarily essential as the solution means of the present invention.

<Configuration of Radon Detection System>

1 is an example of a radon detection system block that can be applied to the present invention.

1, a radon detection system 100 includes a radio communication unit 110, a radon detection sensor unit 120, a user input unit 130, an air purification unit 140, An output unit 150, a memory 160, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the radon detection system 100 and the wireless communication system or between the radon detection system 100 and the network in which the radon detection system 100 is located . In addition, the sensor unit 120 and the control unit 180 may include a bayon module to enable wireless communication.

For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, a location information module 115, and the like.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal to at least one of the base station and the control unit 180 on the mobile communication network. The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access and can be built in or enclosed in the radon detection system 100.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access and can be built in or enclosed in the radon detection system 100.

WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as the technology of the wireless Internet.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the radon detection system 100, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

According to the present technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated information to calculate a three-dimensional current position according to latitude, longitude, Information can be accurately calculated.

At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

In order to measure the concentration of radon in the atmosphere, the radon detection sensor unit 120 may measure the number of radon using the peak value of the voltage generated by the radon, and calculate the concentration using the volume of time and place.

The radon detecting sensor unit 120 may be a semiconductor that receives light and outputs an electronic signal. Typical examples of the radon detecting sensor unit 120 include a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), a silicon germanium, There are sensors incorporating silicon-on-sapphire, indium-potassium-arsenic, cadmium-mercury-telluride or gallium-arsenic substrates.

Particularly, the radon detection sensor unit 120 can detect the radiated alpha rays as the radon collapses. In general, since the alpha rays are heavy, the moving distance is only 2 to 3 cm, and thin materials such as tissue paper can not pass through. The radon concentration can be detected more accurately than the conventional technique of detecting and measuring the gamma ray because the alpha ray is heavy. The radon detecting sensor unit 120 should remove the sensor cover glass located in the light receiving unit of the general image sensor according to the characteristics of the alpha ray. This is because the alpha rays can not be detected because they can not pass through the sensor cover glass located at the light receiving portion of the image sensor.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the radon detection system 100.

The user input unit 130 may receive from the user a signal designating two or more contents among the displayed contents according to the present invention. A signal for designating two or more contents may be received via the touch input, or may be received via the hard key and soft key input.

The user input unit 130 may receive an input from the user for selecting the one or more contents. It may also receive input from a user to generate an icon associated with a function that the radon detection system 100 can perform.

The user input unit 130 may include a directional keypad, a keypad, a dome switch, a touchpad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The air purifier 140 selectively filters in / out of the indoor / outdoor air according to the indoor air quality to regulate the concentration of the main parameters for reducing the air quality by circulating the inhaled air to the indoor. As an example, there is a ventilator, an air conditioner that changes the temperature, a heater, and the like, and a dehumidifier for controlling the humidity and an air purifier for controlling the fine dust are also included.

The output unit 150 generates an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays information processed in the radon detection system 100.

For example, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with radon detection of the radon detection system 100 is displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) a flexible display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast receiving mode, or the like.

The sound output module 152 also outputs an acoustic signal related to the function performed in the radon detection system 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the radon detection system 100.

The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152, .

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180, and may perform functions for temporary storage of input / output data. The memory 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data. In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibrations and sounds of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may store and manage radon concentration values measured at predetermined intervals.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.) ), A random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- A magnetic disk, an optical disk, a memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. The radon detection system 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the air cleaning system 100.

The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module for multimedia playback. The multimedia module may be implemented in the control unit 180 or separately from the control unit 180.

The control unit 180 may include a radon detection determination unit 181 and a detected radon calculation unit 182.

The radon detection determination unit 181 determines whether or not the radon is detected using the voltage output through the radon detection sensor unit 120. When the alpha rays generated in the radon are applied to the radon detection sensor unit 120, the radon detection sensor unit 120 outputs a voltage higher than the ground voltage. At this time, when the output voltage is higher than the predetermined low voltage, a comparator module is used to extract a voltage that is higher than the ground voltage and detect the radon.

The detected radon calculation unit 182 counts the number of radon detected to be detected through the radon detection determination unit 181. [ Also, the radon concentration can be detected using the area of the location where the radon detector is present and the time of the predetermined period. It is possible to measure the number of alpha rays applied to the radon detection sensor unit 120 without error by using the voltage extracted through the radon detection determination unit 181. [ The number of times of having a voltage that is higher than the base voltage is cumulatively counted for a predetermined period, and when the preset period has passed, it can be initialized or managed to be accumulated continuously.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

FIG. 2 is an example of a block diagram showing a connection between a radon detection system and a server that can be applied to the present invention.

2, the radon detection system 100 may be connected to the server 200 via the Internet 300, and may detect the concentration of radon per predetermined period, the radon detection system 100, The radon detection system 100 can detect the radon concentration and transmit all the data used for the calculation to the server 200 via the Internet 300 and the data received from the server 300, The data generated by reprocessing and reprocessing can be transmitted to the radon detection system 100 again. At this time, the radon detector that receives the generated data can automatically perform a specific operation such as notifying the user through the received data.

According to the above-described configuration, the present invention can provide a user with a radon detection system 100 which is cheaper than the conventional radar detection system and has a much higher radon concentration detection capability in the air.

<Radon Detection Method Using Radon Detection System>

3 is a flow diagram of a radon detection method that can be applied to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the method for detecting a radon using the radon detection system 100 starts from the step of installing the radon detection system 100 in a predetermined place (S110). At this time, the radon detection system 100 is preferably located in a room having a certain volume, and it is preferable to measure the indoor radon concentration. It is desirable that the indoor air be installed at the best circulation point in order to confirm the correct radon concentration. Also, it is preferable that the radon detection system 100 is located in a dark room for measuring the number of radon using the intensity of light, and it is preferable that the dark room is composed of a material capable of circulating the air though the light is blocked.

After the radon detection system 100 is installed, the step of adjusting the installed radon detection system to the installed location is performed (S120). At this time, the installed radon detection system 100 adjusts the dark voltage at the installed position, adjusts the voltage when the light is released, adjusts the voltage level when detecting radon using the radon sample, And the length of one line can be further adjusted. Additional adjustments can be made depending on temperature and humidity.

After the adjustment of the radon detection system 100 is completed, the step of applying an alpha ray to the image sensor of the adjusted radon detection system 100 (S130) proceeds. That is, starting from step S130, the radon detection system 100 measures the number of radon in the room for a preset period in the dark room as a start of the step of actually measuring the radon concentration in the air. An alpha ray generated from the radon is applied to the image sensor.

After the alpha rays are applied to the image sensor, the step of electron generation (S140) to the image sensor proceeds. Since the image sensor receives a light signal and is electronically charged, electrons are generated in the image sensor. The image sensor used herein may be a conventional image sensor, most typically a CCD and a CMOS. However, when CCD and CMOS are used, the sensor cover glass used for receiving light should be removed. This is because of the nature of the alpha rays, the sensor cover glass can not be transmitted.

After electrons are generated in the image sensor, the generated electrons are converted into voltages (S150). The electrons generated in the image sensor are charged to the image sensor by a small electronic charge, and the charged image sensor converts it into a voltage signal when the signal is transmitted.

If the converted voltage is higher than the predetermined low voltage, the converted voltage is extracted and amplified (S160).

The step of counting the number of amplified voltages (S170) is such that if the base voltage is 2.4 V, the converted voltage amplification value is 5 V, so that the difference is clearly evident and the count due to the error can be prevented from being erroneous. The number of times having the voltage value amplified by 5V is accumulated and counted for a predetermined period, and when the preset period has passed, it can be initialized or managed to be accumulated continuously.

The step of calculating the radon concentration using the counted number (S180) calculates the indoor radon concentration using the counted number of times, the indoor area, and the predetermined period. Calibration radon concentration can be calculated by adjustment at installation. The calculated radon concentration can also be output by the display unit.

<Radon detection test using radon detection system>

The actual radon detection effect is examined by proceeding with the radon detection experiment using one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a photograph of a CCD module used in an embodiment of the present invention for an experiment.

The CCD module of FIG. 4 has the specifications of Table 1 below.

model name CC-003R1 Output image Gray-scale Video output method NTSC Frames per second 60 FRAME Operating voltage 12V 1 frame rate Approximately 15.30 ms Operating current 110mA

5A and 5B are photographs for adjusting an image signal measured in a CCD module for an experiment.

5A and 5B, the voltage output from the CCD module is analog-outputted in real time, and the frequency of one frame is adjusted to 65.36 Hz and the length of one line is adjusted to 16.13 KHz.

6 is a voltage generated in the CCD module during dark current in the experiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the sampling rate of one pixel is set to about 220 ns, it can be seen that the voltage generated in the dark CCD module is maintained at 1.78V to 2V.

7 is a voltage generated in the CCD module when the light is opened in the experiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, it can be seen that the voltage generated in the CCD module when the light is released is 2.8V.

8 is a voltage generated in the CCD module when detecting radon in an experiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that the voltage generated in the CCD module during radon detection is 2.68V.

9 is a radon detection signal using a comparator module when detecting radon in an experiment.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the comparator IC is used, the under voltage low voltage is set to 2.4 V, and the radon is adjusted to have a 5 V output when the radon is detected. At this time, Can be accurately measured.

10 is a photograph showing a radon detection system installed for performance comparison.

The radon detection system detects radon in two identical chambers, i) only one radon sample is placed in the radon, ii) the environment for temperature and humidity is not considered, and iii) the two chambers are sealed Iv) radon counter was stored in memory in 1 hour, v) radon detector system was installed to carry out comparison group experiment by putting S radon meter of F company with radon counter into each chamber.

The installed radon detection system was recorded for a total of 61 hours and the results are shown in Table 2 below.

time S model CCD S model CCD time S model CCD S model CCD Radon sample O Radon sample X Radon sample O Radon sample X One 3 4 One 0 32 63 73 34 16 2 4 7 3 One 33 68 78 37 17 3 6 9 5 2 34 69 81 37 18 4 6 11 6 2 35 70 84 38 18 5 6 15 9 3 36 70 86 38 19 6 6 17 9 3 37 72 88 38 20 7 9 20 10 4 38 77 90 39 20 8 13 24 11 4 39 84 93 39 21 9 16 28 13 5 40 90 96 40 21 10 19 32 14 5 41 95 98 43 22 11 20 35 14 6 42 98 100 44 23 12 20 36 14 6 43 99 104 44 23 13 22 37 14 7 44 102 106 45 24 14 23 39 14 8 45 107 110 46 24 15 23 40 14 9 46 111 115 46 24 16 23 40 14 9 47 112 117 46 24 17 24 42 16 10 48 116 120 47 25 18 25 43 17 10 49 124 124 51 25 19 27 44 17 11 50 131 126 52 25 20 27 46 18 11 51 140 128 53 25 21 31 48 18 12 52 146 130 54 25 22 35 50 18 12 53 148 132 54 25 23 37 52 19 12 54 154 135 55 25 24 38 53 19 13 55 158 138 55 25 25 42 55 24 13 56 160 140 56 25 26 42 58 24 13 57 163 142 56 26 27 45 60 28 14 58 167 144 57 26 28 51 63 29 14 59 170 148 57 26 29 56 67 30 15 60 176 150 57 26 30 60 69 31 15 61 181 152 57 26 31 61 70 31 15

11 is a graph comparing radon detection results according to presence or absence of a sample through performance comparison experiments.

11 shows the results of the radon detection using the CCD in Table 2. Referring to FIG. 11, when the performance of the radon detection system using the CCD is examined, the radon detection results of the CCD based radon detection system are shown in the graph As you can see, it is linear. In other words, it can be seen that the radon concentration is constantly detected in the closed space over time. Therefore, it can be seen that the CCD radon detection system has high stability and can detect the accurate radon concentration according to absence of radon sample.

12 is a graph comparing the presence or absence of a sample with a radon detection result of another counter through a performance comparison experiment.

12 is a graph showing the results of the entire results shown in Table 2, and the results of FIG. 12 are compared with each other. As shown in FIG. 12, the S counter of the conventional radon detector F is an exponential graph And the variation of the numerical value is larger than that of the CCD based radon detection system. It can be seen that the CCD radon detection system has higher stability than the conventional radon detector and can detect the accurate concentration.

As can be seen from the experimental results, the radon detection system 100 having the above configuration has higher stability and accuracy than the conventional radon detector.

Since a conventional radon detection system analyzes a frame of a digital image and detects radon through sampling, a high performance video image processor or a computer including the same is required. However, the radon detection system 100 of the present invention can detect radon It is possible to detect radon only by a non-high-performance microprocessor and a comparator circuit. As a result, a low-cost, high-performance radon detection system can be realized.

100: radon detection system,
200: server,
300: Internet.

Claims (15)

1. A radon detection system for calculating indoor radon concentration,
A chamber in which ambient light is blocked and air is circulated;
An image sensor which is located in the chamber and generates electrons according to the application of the alpha rays generated in the radon in the air, changes the voltage output through the generated electrons, and outputs the voltage as an analog video signal;
A controller for measuring the number of application of the alpha rays for a predetermined period through the change of the voltage output from the image sensor and calculating the radon concentration of the room using the calculated number of application; And
And a comparator for extracting the changed first voltage outputted from the image sensor according to the application of the alpha ray and amplifying the extracted first voltage to a second voltage,
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
The sensor cover glass located in the image sensor is removed so that the alpha ray can be applied,
Wherein,
And the radon concentration of the room is calculated by measuring the number of the second voltages in the comparator.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
A radon detection system comprising a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), characterized by monochrome or color analog video signal output.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
Outputting the voltage as an analog video signal,
Wherein,
Wherein the radon concentration of the room is calculated by monitoring the voltage output from the analog video signal in real time and measuring the number of application of the alpha ray according to the voltage change.
The method according to claim 1,
And a radio communication unit for transmitting the calculated indoor radon concentration to a server via the Internet.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the radon detection system is located in a specific area and transmits a plurality of radon concentrations of the indoor calculated to the server,
And receives an alarm from the server if the radon concentration of the specific area, which is statistically measured at the server, exceeds a reference value.
A radon detection method using the radon detection system of claim 1,
A first step in which the radon detection system is installed in a predetermined place;
A second step of adjusting the reference voltage output from the image sensor according to the characteristics of the place where the installed radon detection system is installed using a radon sample;
A third step of applying an alpha ray generated in the radon to the image sensor of the adjusted radon detection system;
A fourth step of generating electrons in the image sensor;
A fifth step of converting the generated electrons into a voltage;
A sixth step of measuring a number of times that the control unit applies the alpha ray to the image sensor; And
And a seventh step of calculating the radon concentration using the measured number of times by the controller,
In the first step,
An onchip-lens disposed in the image sensor is installed in a predetermined place after the onchip-lens is removed in advance so that the alpha ray can be applied to the image sensor,
In the sixth step,
A sixth step of the comparator outputting the converted voltage when the converted voltage is higher than the predetermined low voltage; And
And a 6-2 step of the control unit measuring the output frequency of the converted voltage.
delete 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the image sensor comprises a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and outputs a monochrome or color analog video signal.
delete delete 10. The method of claim 9,
In the sixth step,
The control unit
Wherein the radon concentration in the room is calculated by monitoring the voltage output from the analog signal in the image sensor in real time and measuring the number of application of the alpha ray according to the voltage change.
10. The method of claim 9,
An eighth step of transmitting the radon concentration of the room calculated by the wireless communication unit to the server via the Internet;
A ninth step of statistically measuring the radon concentration of the specific area using the radon concentration of the room received by the server in a plurality of radon detection systems located in a specific area; And
And when the radon concentration of the specific area exceeds the reference value, the radon detection system of the specific area receives the alarm from the server.

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