{"id":795,"date":"2019-03-05T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/identifying-threats\/?p=795"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:21:13","slug":"radiation-detection-and-measurement-is-needed-in-many-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/identifying-threats\/radiation-detection-and-measurement-is-needed-in-many-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiation Detection and Measurement is Needed in Many Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;border: 0;margin: 10px\" title=\"Radiation Detection and Measurement is Needed in Many Places\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/03\/istock-922762614_googlemappins-1.jpg\" alt=\"Radiation Detection and Measurement is Needed in Many Places\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/>If you don&#8217;t work at a nuclear power plant, is there really any reason to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/radiation-detection-measurement.html?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detect and measure radiation<\/a>?\u00a0 Here are six places you probably never thought of, and some previous articles we wrote regarding radiological threats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Parade Routes<\/strong>: In addition to the thousands of\u00a0uniformed and plainclothes officers, bomb-sniffing dogs and officers with assault weapons who walk among the crowds at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Mardi Gras events in New Orleans, and other highly attended parades, you can also find\u00a0portable radiation detectors.\u00a0Police officers wear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/radiation-detection-measurement\/portable-radiation-detection.html?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal radiation detectors<\/a> as a primary means of locating sources as they walk the event. The instruments use patented Natural Background Rejection (NBR) technology, to detect, locate, and identify radioactive nuclides such as nuclear weapons, dirty bombs, and orphaned or purposely masked sources while eliminating typical nuisance alarms from the natural environment such as granite buildings, underpasses, tunnels and subway systems.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NzzxYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Could the Thanksgiving Day Parade Be a Radiological Threat?<br \/>\n<\/a><em style=\"color: #000000\">Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Tmo9EQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parade Routes, Floats, and Radiation Threats: Happy Mardi Gras!<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NzzxYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holiday\u00a0 Crowds:\u00a0<\/strong>If you are at a crowded holiday event, like a New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration, or ride the subway in that area, you may not even notice the officers in plain clothes walking around with backpacks; but these special\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/FHT1377?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\">radiation detection backpacks<\/a>\u00a0actually monitor the area to rapidly locate and detect gamma-emitting radioactive sources in large areas.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Read<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NCaB2t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Feeling Safer in Holiday Crowds<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sporting Events<\/strong>:\u00a0Large sporting events are high-risk targets for malicious radiation threats.\u00a0Where are the best places to monitor fans, do baseline scanning, and set up remote monitoring &#8212; and what technology is available?\n<ul>\n<li><em>Take a look at this <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2GTF0sH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sporting Event Radiation Event Scenario map<\/a> with markers for safety and security radiation monitoring points.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical Facilities:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NzB1BY\">Gamma surveys<\/a>\u00a0are used when one needs an extended energy range such as establishing hot and warm zones. \u00a0Nuclear medicine personnel who work with medical isotopes or in facilities that use radiation need to monitor their risk of exposure at all times.\u00a0 The instruments are usually portable and highly accurate with excellent dose rate energy response. The instruments display Gamma count rate, dose rate, accumulated dose, stay time, and peak values.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Read\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NCIMqT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>What\u2019s the Difference Between a Geiger Counter and a Personal Radiation Detector?<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrap Metal Yards<\/strong>: Unwanted radioactive material, also known as orphan sources, refers to sealed sources of radioactive material.\u00a0 Sources enter our scrap metal stream, but now we need to find a way to identify them and keep them out before they do harm. There are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/ASMIV3KE?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\">automatic scrap monitoring systems<\/a>\u00a0that monitor vehicles entering the scrap yard, or processes within the facility, and provide accurate, reliable detection of radiation sources commonly found in scrap metal.\n<ul>\n<li><em><em>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2H9JJps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reasons Why Metal Scrap Yards Need to Monitor For Radiation<\/a><\/em><\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our Transportation Network<\/strong>:\u00a0Spent radioactive fuel must be safely transported over thousands of miles from reactor sites for reprocessing or disposal.\u00a0Any workers involved in the transport, including drivers and handlers, should carry personal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/radiation-detection-measurement\/dosimetry-personal-radiation-monitoring.html?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\">portable radiation detection and identification instruments<\/a>.\u00a0Cities and towns along the route may also want to have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/RHRDP?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\">spectroscopic area monitors<\/a>\u00a0in their fleet of response tools.\u00a0\u00a0These autonomous monitors can be placed in a dangerous dose rate area and automatically and wirelessly transmit the radiation data collected, minimizing the radiation dose exposure of first responders without impacting the quality and frequency of data collection.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NBOZDx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are Spent Fuel Rods a Road Hazard?<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t think we are trying to frighten the public.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2NAftoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We don&#8217;t believes that radiation education is fear mongering.<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/radiation-detection-measurement.html?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2019March\">Radiation detection and measurement<\/a>\u00a0is just another safety precaution that should be addressed by all communities.\u00a0 Safety and security personnel should be able to detect, localize, identify, and measure radioactivity in any scenario. And the first step is being knowledgeable enough to know where the radiation concerns could be located.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want to get prepared?\u00a0 You can download a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/tools.thermofisher.com\/content\/sfs\/brochures\/5-Steps-to-Radiation-Prep.pdf?icid=CAD_blog_safety_2017Nov\"><em>5-Step Radiation Preparedness document here<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t work at a nuclear power plant, is there really any reason to detect and measure radiation?\u00a0 Here are six places you probably never thought of, and some previous articles we wrote regarding radiological threats: Parade Routes: In addition to the thousands of\u00a0uniformed and plainclothes officers, bomb-sniffing dogs and officers with assault weapons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,3,5],"tags":[],"division":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-radiation","8":"category-public-safety","9":"category-worker-safety","10":"entry"},"_selected_authors":[754],"_selected_reviewers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Radiation Detection and Measurement is Needed in Many Places - Identifying Threats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Radiation risks can be found in more places than you might expect. 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