The Rapid Acquisition and Analysis of Gamma-Spectrometer Data Using a Small Computer

A processor-oriented gamma-spectrometer system for the rapid and efficient acquisition of radiological data is described. Gamma spectral data are accumulated and operated upon in the same unit to arrive at activity levels for the gamma-emitting radionuclides in the sample. A comparison is made between the operational aspects of the conventional hard-wired analyzer and the processor-oriented system. It is shown that this type of system provides increased flexibility as well as more rapid processing and reporting of data.