Visualization software for radioactive contamination based on Compton camera: COMRIS

Abstract

Abstract Identifying and visualizing the radiation source location are important in reducing the radiation exposure of workers at the decommissioning site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and in improving the radiation protection functions in other sites where radiation sources are handled. In this paper, we developed the COMpton camera for Radiation Imaging System (COMRIS) to identify and visualize the radiation source location in 3D using output data from a Compton camera and a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) device as input data. Here, we presented COMRIS to visualize a 137Cs-radiation source in a dark environment using data acquired by a commercial Compton camera and a LiDAR-based SLAM device mounted on a robot as input data. The radiation source image obtained using the Compton camera was drawn on the 3D work environment model acquired by the SLAM device, and the radiation source location was visible in 3D.