US Patent Issued to Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, University of Wollongong on Dec. 16 for "Irradiation method and system" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,468, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (Lucas Heights, Australia) and University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia).

"Irradiation method and system" was invented by Mitra Safavi-Naeini (Stanwell Park, Australia) and Andrew Stephen Chacon (Minto, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An irradiation method and system for irradiating a target volume, the method comprising: providing thermal neutron absorbing nuclides (such as in the form of a high neutron cross-section agent) at the target volume; and producing neutrons by irradiating nuclei in or adjacent to the target volum...