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RadMATE - a Mobile RAD/NUC Reachback App
Email: ackermanne@spectrallabs.com
Email: winsoj@spectrallabs.com
The risk of an adversary mounting a Radiological or Nuclear (RAD/NUC) attack on the United
States remains one of the greatest threats to our Nation. The Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office (DNDO) has identified an opportunity for exploiting rapidly emerging Smart Phone
technology as one of many tools to counter this threat by giving Law Enforcement Officers
(LEOs) and Emergency Responders (ERs) support on their local Smart Phones or Tablets to
significantly enhance their ability to properly adjudicate encounters with radiation sources.
The classification of RAD/NUC threats is challenging because the terrestrial environment
includes significant radiation background. This includes Naturally Occurring Radioactive
Material (NORM) and many legal medical and industrial sources. Providing officers and
responders with up to date support through an in hand Smart Phone or Tablet will optimize their
defensive response throughout the Nation. The Smart Phone support will automate and
standardize communications with centralized authorities. The benefits will include minimized
burden on operators and eliminating the need for a specialized laptop computer with instrumentspecific
Reachback software. SLI’s proposed development of radMATE will combine all of these
elements in a powerful software package to provide a user friendly Smart Phone App that is easily
adaptive to individual agency requirements.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *