US 11,698,351 B1
Gamma radiography system and method of using a gamma radiography system
Eslam Barzanji, Jeddah (SA); Abdulsalam Alhawsawi, Jeddah (SA); Mohammed Siddig, Jeddah (SA); and Mohammed Ali M Alawi, Jeddah (SA)
Assigned to King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (SA)
Filed by King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (SA)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/877,386.
Int. Cl. G21G 4/06 (2006.01); G01N 23/10 (2018.01); G21F 5/015 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 23/10 (2013.01) [G21F 5/015 (2013.01); G21G 4/06 (2013.01); G01N 2223/1013 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gamma radiography system, comprising:
a gamma source holder;
a shaft handle attached at a first end to the gamma source holder;
a source container configured to surround the gamma source holder, wherein the source container is cylindrical;
a source container cover attached to a first opening of the source container, wherein the source container cover is configured to receive and slidingly support the shaft handle;
a second opening of the source container, wherein the second opening is configured with threads;
a shielded housing having four walls, a floor and a roof, wherein the roof includes a threaded opening configured to attach to the threads of the source container;
a first wall of the shielded housing including a beam aperture;
an extension connected to the first wall of the shielded housing, such that an opening of the extension covers the beam aperture, wherein the extension includes a plurality of slots each configured to hold a beam modifying device; and
the shaft handle is further configured to move the gamma source holder between a non-deployed position, in which the gamma source holder is surrounded by the source container, to a deployed position, in which the gamma source holder extends from the source container into the shielded housing.