A new imaging device developed by University of Michigan engineers can detect gamma ray radiation and identify its source for operators. The detection of radiation has a variety of uses, including the ability to help clean up after a nuclear accident. This new “gamma ray camera” is battery operated and can be used at room temperature, contrary to existing devices that require cryogenic freezing.
ABOUT THE PROFESSOR: Zhong He is a professor in Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. His research interests include development of position-sensitive room-temperature semiconductor radiation spectrometers and imaging devices, as well as gas and scintillation gamma-ray spectrometers.
