NCJ Number
9533
Date Published
1972
Length
110 pages
Annotation
TECHNICAL DOCUMENT CONCERNING AN X-RAY DETECTOR UTILIZING A RADIOISOTOPE SOURCE WHICH SOUNDS AN ALARM WHEN LEAD IS DETECTED ABOVE CERTAIN LEVELS.
Abstract
'THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A PILOT MODEL LEAD DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRODUCTION AND DETECTION OF CHARACTERISTIC X-RAYS FROM LEAD CONTAINED IN CONCEALED WEAPONS, PRIMARILY HANDGUNS.' (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)