{"id":245970,"date":"2026-10-26T13:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/faster-more-accurate-airborne-radiation-detection-demonstrated-in-six-second-helicopter-flyovers"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:15:04","slug":"faster-more-accurate-airborne-radiation-detection-demonstrated-in-six-second-helicopter-flyovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/faster-more-accurate-airborne-radiation-detection-demonstrated-in-six-second-helicopter-flyovers","title":{"rendered":"Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection demonstrated in six-second helicopter flyovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe title=\"Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection demonstrated in six-second helicopter flyovers\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTaTtF8lWl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new radiation detection method correctly identified single and mixed radioactive sources during six-second helicopter flyovers, according to a University of Michigan Engineering and Paul Scherrer Institute study.<\/p>\n<p>The physics-based Bayesian framework pinpointed radiation sources within two meters (6.6 feet) and estimated their activities within two percentage points of their true values\u2014an unprecedented level of detail compared to previous methods.<\/p>\n<p>In a radiological emergency, such as a reactor meltdown or the detonation of a nuclear weapon, airborne measurements are sometimes the only way to access an area. The crucial, in-flight radiological information could help first responders determine where people should evacuate, shelter or receive other protection like potassium iodide pills to shield the thyroid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new radiation detection method correctly identified single and mixed radioactive sources during six-second helicopter flyovers, according to a University of Michigan Engineering and Paul Scherrer Institute study. The physics-based Bayesian framework pinpointed radiation sources within two meters (6.6 feet) and estimated their activities within two percentage points of their true values\u2014an unprecedented level of [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":630,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,38,9,873],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-engineering","category-military","category-nuclear-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/630"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245970\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}