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Probabilistic Estimation for Localizing a Radioactive Source in an Urban Setting

https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/items/451b001d-e63a-4968-866d-3fb3a599b1e7
12•toomuchtodo•4d ago

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toomuchtodo•4d ago
Original title "Bayesian Parameter Estimation for the Localization of a Radioactive Source in a Heterogeneous Urban Environment" compressed to fit within title limits.

Author was inspired to write their PhD dissertation on radiation source search due to the Goiânia incident. Thank you to them for sharing this with us.

Goiânia Accident - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202635 - August 2026

gh02t•7m ago
Ha, that's me. Thanks for posting this. It's late where I am but I can answer questions. I took a brief break on this topic after I graduated and worked on other stuff, but the company I'm at now has done a lot of subsequent work on this, including making it practical in the field.
3dedb728-3f77•1m ago
Related to this, is it normal that radioactivity detector are not everywhere?

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Probabilistic Estimation for Localizing a Radioactive Source in an Urban Setting

https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/items/451b001d-e63a-4968-866d-3fb3a599b1e7
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