Radiation detector
View Patent ↗A radiation detector comprises a tool housing. The tool housing has a substantially cylindrical tubular shape. A radiation sensor generates a signal in response to detecting radiation. The radiation sensor is locatable within the tool housing. A signal processor is operably connectable with the radiation sensor. The signal processor receives the signal from the radiation sensor and generates an electrical signal as a function of the signal received. The signal processor is locatable within the tool housing. A flex-sleeve supports at least one of the radiation sensor and signal processor within the tool housing. The flex-sleeve comprises a substantially cylindrical portion and a coaxially extending polygonal portion for engagement and supportive interaction with the cylindrical portion.
1. A radiation detector comprising:
a tool housing, the tool housing having a substantially cylindrical tubular shape;
a radiation sensor for generating a signal in response to detecting radiation, the radiation sensor locatable within the tool housing;
a signal processor operably connectable with the radiation sensor and for receiving the signal from the radiation sensor and generating an electrical signal as a function of the signal received, the signal processor locatable within the tool housing; and
a flex-sleeve for supporting at least one of the radiation sensor and signal processor within the tool housing, the flex-sleeve comprising a substantially cylindrical portion and a coaxially extending polygonal portion for engagement and supportive interaction with the cylindrical portion.
2. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve are formed from a single piece of resilient sheet material.
3. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein one of the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the other of the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
4. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical portion of the flex-sleeve is located radially within the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
5. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein the flex-sleeve supports both the radiation sensor and signal processor within the tool housing.
6. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein the cylindrical portion of the flex-sleeve is longer than the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
7. The radiation detector of claim 1 further including a friction reducing material on at least a portion of one of the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve and tool housing.
8. The radiation detector of claim 1 wherein the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve is free of sharp edges and burrs that could otherwise tend to damage the tool housing during relative movement therebetween.
9. A radiation detector comprising:
a tool housing, the tool housing having a substantially cylindrical tubular shape;
a radiation scintillator sensor comprising a crystal material for generating a light signal as a function of radiation detected, the radiation scintillator sensor being locatable within the tool housing;
a photomultiplier tube operably connectable with the radiation scintillator sensor and for receiving the light signal from the radiation scintillator sensor and generating an electrical signal as a function of the light signal received, the photomultiplier tube being locatable within the tool housing; and
a flex-sleeve for supporting at the radiation scintillator sensor and photomultiplier tube within the tool housing, the flex-sleeve comprising a substantially cylindrical portion and a coaxially extending polygonal portion for engagement and supportive interaction with the cylindrical portion, and one of the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the other of the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
10. The radiation detector of claim 9 wherein the cylindrical portion and the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve are formed from a single piece of resilient sheet material.
11. The radiation detector of claim 9 wherein the cylindrical portion of the flex-sleeve is located radially within the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
12. The radiation detector of claim 9 wherein the cylindrical portion of the flex-sleeve is longer than the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve.
13. The radiation detector of claim 9 further including a friction reducing material on at least a portion of one of the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve and tool housing.
14. The radiation detector of claim 9 wherein the polygonal portion of the flex-sleeve is free of sharp edges and burrs that could otherwise tend to damage the tool housing during relative movement therebetween.