Detection of radioactive material entering national ports: a Bayesian approach to radiation portal data

DOI10.1214/10-AOAS334zbMATH Open1202.62184arXiv1011.2895OpenAlexW3098890147MaRDI QIDQ614138FDOQ614138

Authors: Bing Han, Siddhartha R. Dalal 

Publication date: 27 December 2010

Published in: The Annals of Applied Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given the potential for illicit nuclear material being used for terrorism, most ports now inspect a large number of goods entering national borders for radioactive cargo. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is moving toward one hundred percent inspection of all containers entering the U.S. at various ports of entry for nuclear material. We propose a Bayesian classification approach for the real-time data collected by the inline Polyvinyl Toluene radiation portal monitors. We study the computational and asymptotic properties of the proposed method and demonstrate its efficacy in simulations. Given data available to the authorities, it should be feasible to implement this approach in practice.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.2895

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zbMATH Keywords

machine learningPoisson modelterrorismnuclear detectionBayesian classifier

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bayesian inference (62F15) Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30) Applications of statistics in engineering and industry; control charts (62P30) Applications of statistics (62P99)

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• Explosives detection systems (EDS) for aviation security
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• Detection and localization of hidden radioactive sources with spatial statistical method
• Detecting nuclear materials smuggling: using radiography to improve container inspection policies

Uses Software

• ElemStatLearn

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