Abstract: A personal dishwasher washes and dries a dish that is manually or mechanically moved through a dishwasher chamber or is manually placed in and manually removed from the chamber. Pressurized water, possibly containing soap, wetting agent, etc., may be added to the wash water. Steam may be used to for cleaning and/or disinfecting. Ultraviolet light may be used for disinfecting. The dishwasher chamber may be enlarged to pass larger dishes, bowls, glassware, etc. for washing. A method of washing dishes, comprising inserting a dish manually into a dishwasher, passing the dish through the dishwasher, and withdrawing the dish. A method of washing a dish, comprising inserting a single dish into a dishwasher, directing fluid under pressure at the dish, directing air flow at the dish, and withdrawing the dish.

Abstract: A personal dishwasher washes and dries a dish that is manually or mechanically moved through a dishwasher chamber or is manually placed in and manually removed from the chamber. Pressurized water, possibly containing soap, wetting agent, etc., may be added to the wash water. Steam may be used to for cleaning and/or disinfecting. Ultraviolet light may be used for disinfecting. The dishwasher chamber may be enlarged to pass larger dishes, bowls, glassware, etc. for washing. A method of washing dishes, comprising inserting a dish manually into a dishwasher, passing the dish through the dishwasher, and withdrawing the dish. A method of washing a dish, comprising inserting a single dish into a dishwasher, directing fluid under pressure at the dish, directing air flow at the dish, and withdrawing the dish.

Abstract: A personal dishwasher washes and dries a dish that is manually or mechanically moved through a dishwasher chamber or is manually placed in and manually removed from the chamber. Pressurized water, possibly containing soap, wetting agent, etc., may be added to the wash water. Steam may be used to for cleaning and/or disinfecting. Ultraviolet light may be used for disinfecting. The dishwasher chamber may be enlarged to pass larger dishes, bowls, glassware, etc. for washing. A method of washing dishes, comprising inserting a dish manually into a dishwasher, passing the dish through the dishwasher, and withdrawing the dish. A method of washing a dish, comprising inserting a single dish into a dishwasher, directing fluid under pressure at the dish, directing air flow at the dish, and withdrawing the dish.

Abstract: A personal dishwasher washes and dries a dish that is manually or mechanically moved through a dishwasher chamber or is manually placed in and manually removed from the chamber. Pressurized water, possibly containing soap, wetting agent, etc., may be added to the wash water. Steam may be used to for cleaning and/or disinfecting. Ultraviolet light may be used for disinfecting. The dishwasher chamber may be enlarged to pass larger dishes, bowls, glassware, etc. for washing. A method of washing dishes, comprising inserting a dish manually into a dishwasher, passing the dish through the dishwasher, and withdrawing the dish. A method of washing a dish, comprising inserting a single dish into a dishwasher, directing fluid under pressure at the dish, directing air flow at the dish, and withdrawing the dish.

Abstract: System and method for extremity dosimetry, that emables the maintenance of a chain of custody from dosimeter issuance to dosimeter read and further through multiple reuses of the dosimeter, are uniquely characterized by a reusable extremity dosimeter comprising a solid thermoluminescent (TL) body affixed as by bonding to a non-luminescent substrate that has integrally associated therewith indicia embodying a machine readable identification code. A preferred holder for the extremity dosimeter comprises a generally flat and flexible pouch that may be disposable, the dosimeter pouch including at least one pocket for containing the extremity dosimeter. Provision is made for attaching the dosimeter pouch to the body of a user at a specified extremity location such as a finger, wrist, toe, ankle, elbow, knee, forehead, etc. Also disclosed is a carrier for enabling the reading of the extremity dosimeters in TLD readers designed to read TLD cards containing multiple TL elements.

Abstract: A thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) card reader includes at least one light detector for detecting light emitted by a heated thermoluminescent element and a heater for heating each TL element. The heater includes a conduit for channeling a flow of gas from a gas source and for discharging heated gas against a TL element, along with means for heating the conduit for transferring heat from it to the gas flowing through it. Preferably, the conduit is electrically conducting and an electrical current is passed through it via leads joined to the conduit near its inlet and outlet ends to heat the tube. A thermocouple disposed proximate the outlet end of the conduit for measuring the temperature of the gas being discharged from the tube, provides an electrical signal to a controllable electrical current source connected to the leads so that the temperature of the gas being discharged from the conduit may be controlled according to a prescribed relationship.

Abstract: A TLD card reader comprising infeed and outfeed carousels for sequentially indexing cartridge holders for stacks of TLD cards to infeed and outfeed stations, and a shuttle transport for sequentially transferring TLD cards from the infeed station to a card read station and then to the outfeed station. At the read station plural photomultiplier tubes are mounted in opposition to respective hot fingers which are independently adjustable along three axes as well as independently biased for engagement with respective TL elements in a TLD card. For photomultiplier tube calibration a shuttle assembly is operable to move reference lights into the path of the shuttle transport for alignment with respective photomultiplier tubes. A light seal of star-like cross-section also is provided to seal the shuttle passageway at the read station.