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How difficult is it, really, to steal deadly radioactive materials from hospitals, universities or private laboratories?
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What would happen if sources were stolen and spread around cities and towns?
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How long would it take to find them…under a restaurant table…in a movie theater…or on a train?
RedStar™ (Radiation Event Detection System: Tracking And Recognition™) technology enhances existing standard video security camera networks into large area radiation detection surveillance zones offering early warning detection of potential radioactive threats. RedStar programs use patented technology and enable existing video surveillance cameras to be used as low-cost radiation detectors…
The technology has been tested with calibrated radiation sources at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Hartford Hospital, and a system prototype has been deployed to a Washington, D.C. metro station since January 12, 2009 (the results of that deployment have proven the technology as rapidly deployable and commercial ready). Please see the demonstration video below for more on the WMATA prototype.
Overview of the RedStar™ Technology
The video below gives an overview of our technology, showing it in use detecting a radioactive source in a live test in real-world conditions (March 2009). * Best viewed in Firefox. Trouble viewing? Try this alternate file format (Windows Media)