GammaPix for Android

11 things about GammaPix

1. Worried about accidental exposure to radioactive material or acts of terrorism? The GammaPix App can provide timely warning of the presence of radioactivity using nothing more than your phone's camera.

2. The GammaPix App will not work on some phone models because the camera optimization at low light levels gives "bright" pictures.

3. Disclaimer: The type of radiation picked up by the camera can be dangerous and detrimental to the user's health as well as cause damage to the device.

4. The GammaPix(TM) App, developed initially for several federal agencies, turns your phone into a detector of ionizing radiation.

5. It was developed with support from the U.S. Department of Defense, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), and the Transportation Research Board (U.S. National Academy of Sciences).

6. For best results make sure no light is getting into the camera when you run the GammaPix app.

7. While it is NOT meant to be a substitute for dedicated ionizing radiation detectors, it is a rapid and convenient way of making preliminary threat estimates.

8. Various circumstances may compromise the measurement or make the results inaccurate.

9. Various circumstances may compromise the measurement or make the results inaccurate.

10. Please perform this step in a place you know is likely to be free of excessive radioactivity, with your device cool and unplugged.

11. It uses your phone's cameras as the radiation detector.