The FoodMONITOR is a fully integrated food
screening system that measures radioactive contamination in food and compares
the results against regulatory requirements. The FoodMONITOR can be described as
a small but powerful computer with keyboard and LCD screen further equipped
with dedicated detectors for gamma radiation plus some auxiliary sensors such
as a receiver for the NAVSTAR global positioning system(GPS). All data acquired
by the sensors are recorded, processed and evaluated by a sophisticated
software that reports meaningful results even when operated by personnel with
minimal training.