Saxsons Group
Hand-Foot Contamination Monitor — gas-less scintillation frisker for controlled-area egress
α · β · γ
isotope coverage
4 detectors
2 hands + 2 feet
Two-step
palms + backs
Voice prompts
multi-language
Ethernet LAN
standard

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New Delhi, India · Since 1997

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Cyclotron NM-020 AERB Importable α · β · γ Gas-less scintillation Ethernet standard

Hand-Foot Contamination Monitor Alpha · Beta · Gamma Frisker for Hot-Lab Exit Control

Gas-less scintillation hand-foot-clothing contamination monitor. Two hand detectors plus two foot detectors with an optional detachable hand probe for frisking. Two-step hand measurement (palms then backs), dynamic-background algorithms, multi-language voice prompts and Ethernet LAN connectivity as standard. The exit-point safety device that gates every hot-lab and theranostic-centre staff egress.

Key Features

  • Measurement of surface contamination by alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides on hands, feet and clothing
  • Gas-less smart scintillation detectors — no P-10 / methane gas supply, no flow regulation, no consumable changeout
  • Optimised four-detector layout (two hand, two foot) with optional detachable hand detector for frisking arms / clothing
  • Two-step measurement of hands — palms and backs separately — eliminating the contamination shadow that a single-pass measurement misses
  • Dynamic processing algorithms — measurement time adapts to instantaneous background, shortest practical reading for low-background sites
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All Features

  • Measurement of surface contamination by alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides on hands, feet and clothing
  • Gas-less smart scintillation detectors — no P-10 / methane gas supply, no flow regulation, no consumable changeout
  • Optimised four-detector layout (two hand, two foot) with optional detachable hand detector for frisking arms / clothing
  • Two-step measurement of hands — palms and backs separately — eliminating the contamination shadow that a single-pass measurement misses
  • Dynamic processing algorithms — measurement time adapts to instantaneous background, shortest practical reading for low-background sites
  • User-friendly graphic touchscreen interface with stored measurement presets
  • Voice prompts available in multiple languages — instructions track the operator through the two-step hand measurement
  • Quick switch of alarm thresholds, monitored nuclides and units via preset selection
  • Ethernet LAN connection as standard — integration into the site RMS without an add-on interface card
  • Web interface for remote status display — the radiation safety officer monitors the unit from the office, not the egress door
  • Suitable for nuclear-medicine hot-lab exit, cyclotron facility exit, theranostic centre staff egress, radiopharmacy clean-room exit
  • AERB-compliant deployment paperwork supplied; integrates into the facility radiation-protection programme

Technical Specifications

Detector type Gas-less smart scintillation detectors (no flow gas)
Detector layout Two hand detectors + two foot detectors; optional detachable hand probe for frisking
Radiation coverage Alpha, beta and gamma emitting radionuclides
Hand measurement Two-step protocol — palms and backs measured separately
Measurement algorithm Dynamic processing — adapts measurement time to instantaneous background
User interface Graphic touchscreen; multi-language voice prompts; preset-driven parameter switching
Network connectivity Ethernet LAN standard; web interface for remote status display
Alarm management Stored alarm levels per nuclide; threshold change via preset selection (no software re-flash)
RMS integration Streams status, measurement and alarm events to the central RMS server
Power Mains; tolerant of brief outages without alarm-state loss
AERB status Compliance paperwork supplied; site-level installation per the radiation-safety officer

Applications

Contamination control at every controlled-area exit

Nuclear-medicine hot-lab exit

Every staff egress from the radiopharmacy passes through the frisker. Two-step hand measurement catches contamination on the back of the hand that a single-pass frisker misses — the dominant late-shift egress failure mode.

Cyclotron / PET centre exit

F-18 / Ga-68 / C-11 production work generates short-lived gamma contamination on hands and clothing. The frisker reading at egress confirms the staff member can leave the controlled area without contaminating the corridor.

Theranostic centre — Lu-177 / I-131 therapy ward

High-activity Lu-177 and I-131 patient care produces beta-gamma contamination on protective garments. The frisker reads the staff member before they exit the patient room, before contamination is tracked into the wider hospital.

Radiopharmacy clean-room egress

GMP-compliant radiopharmacy clean rooms require contamination control at egress alongside gowning. The frisker integrates the radiation-safety check into the existing egress workflow.

Radioactive waste handling area exit

Waste packing, decay-store handling and shipping operations produce surface contamination. A frisker deployed at the waste-area exit catches an inadvertent dose-rate spike before it reaches the corridor.

Visitor / contractor egress check

Maintenance contractors and equipment-vendor engineers leaving the controlled area pass through the frisker before they exit the facility. The contamination record forms part of the visitor radiation-safety dossier.

Why Hand-Foot Contamination Monitor?

Gas-less
No flow-gas line, no consumable

Traditional hand-foot frisker designs use proportional counters that need P-10 or methane flow gas. This unit uses smart scintillation detectors — no gas cylinder, no flow regulation, no consumable changeout, no annual gas-bottle scheduling. Lower running cost, simpler installation, no flow-gas safety dossier.

Two-step
The back-of-hand contamination catch

A single-pass hand measurement reads the palm side only. Active radiopharmacy work — twist-cap vial opening, syringe priming, glove-change sequences — frequently contaminates the back of the hand. The two-step protocol (palms, then turn over for backs) catches the contamination pattern a single-pass design misses entirely.

Ethernet
Plugs into the RMS server directly

Standard Ethernet LAN connectivity means the frisker streams measurement events and alarm states into the central RMS without an add-on interface. The radiation-safety officer sees the contamination-event log alongside the area gamma, neutron and stack monitor traces in one console.

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Contact Saxsons Group for hand-foot contamination monitor supply, AERB compliance paperwork and India installation support.