RADIATION DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Manhattan, KS · Clean tech · Private

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic absorber material produced via high-pressure Bridgman synthesis with group-V doping

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · radectech.com

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: Manhattan, KS
Total capital: $25.4M

Federal grants: $12.9M; 21 awards · 2017–2025; Rank in peer group#1 of 15
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $12.5M; 34 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Clean tech#9 of 914
Granted patents: 3; first 2014; Rank in peer group#6 of 15

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-S-MSND Detectors$498K
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Znse Material Production And Single Crystal Growth By Melt-solution Using The High-pressure Bridgman Method$1.8M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Znse Material Production And Single Crystal Growth By Melt-solution Using The High-pressure Bridgman Method$1.8M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Rdt Inc: Srm 4-S-MSND Detectors$23K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Msnd Detectors$196K
Aug 2024Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · The Rapid-Production of the High-Performance and Affordable Cadmium Telluride and Cadmium Zinc Telluride for Medical Imaging Applications.$906K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Neutron Detectors$243K

Show 48 earlier federal awards

Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Znse Will Be Grown From An Off-stoichiometric Melt (i.e. Melt-solution) Using The Accelerated Crucible Rotation Technique (acrt) Combined With High-pressure Bridgman.$180K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Znse Will Be Grown From An Off-stoichiometric Melt (i.e. Melt-solution) Using The Accelerated Crucible Rotation Technique (acrt) Combined With High-pressure Bridgman.$180K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-S-MSND$470K
Sep 2023Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · The Rapid-Production of the High-Performance and Affordable Cadmium Telluride and Cadmium Zinc Telluride for Medical Imaging Applications.$1M
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Novel Manufacturing Process for Advanced Low-Cost High-Power Epitaxy Silicon Switches$1.3M
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Commercial Production of the Group-V Doped Polycrystalline CdTe Source Material for the Next-Generation Photovoltaics$1.1M
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detectors for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dry Storage Canister Inspection and Monitoring$985K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Radiation Detection Technologies Inc. Srm 4S-MSND$69K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Msnd Disc V2 Detector$21K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-S-MSND Detectors$260K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Commercial Production of the Group-V Doped Polycrystalline CdTe Source Material for the Next-Generation Photovoltaics$200K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Commercialization of the Micro Pocket Fission Detector (MPFD)$199K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detectors for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dry Storage Canister Inspection and Monitoring$200K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · Msnd Detector Arrays$23K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-S-MSND Detectors$328K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Discrete 3-D Electronics For Mobile Radiation Detection Systems$996K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-STRIP Msnd Module$87K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Srm 4-S-MSND Detectors$281K
Aug 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Commercialization of The Rapid-Production Growth Method For Affordable Cadmium Zinc Telluride (Czt) Semiconductor$1.1M
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Phase II Sequential Contract To Build Neutron Radiation Identifier.$1.1M
Jun 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · NeuRover: Rover Enabled Neutron Energy Detector for Lunar Resource Mapping$749K
Apr 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Neutron Radiation Identifier (NRID)$1.1M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Micro Structure Neutron Detectors$17K
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · X-DSMSND: A Neutron Camera with Integrated Pixel Read-Out$1.0M
Sep 2019Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · The Rapid-Production of the High-Performance and Affordable Cadmium Telluride and Cadmium Zinc Telluride for Medical Imaging Applications$147K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Neurover: Rover Enabled Neutron Energy Detector For Lunar Resource Mapping$125K
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Commercialization of the Rapid-Production Growth Method for Affordable Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) Semiconductor$200K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Micro Structure Neutron Detectors$21K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Detectors, Srmd 4-STRIP Msns Module$358K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · X-DSMSND: A Dual-Sided Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detector with Integrated Pixel Read-Out$150K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Discrete 3-D Electronics For Radiation Detection Systems.$150K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High-Resolution Scanning of Sub-Surface Lunar Water with Mobile Neutron Energy Spectrometer$120K
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Modular Radiological Survey Imaging System (MRSIS)$150K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Micro Structure Neutron Detectors$22K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Detector$19K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf 2-0242 STTR Phase II$999K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Advanced Manufacturing Of Micro Pocket Fission Detector (mpfd)$150K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Srd 4-STRIP Msnd Module$69K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Micro Structure Neutron Detectors And Tooling/circuit Design Of The Msnd Discs$22K
Feb 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Wide-Bandgap Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detector$153K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Research And Development, Igf::ot::igf$2M
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Msnd Flex$60K
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Base Period ''igf::ot::igf''$999K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Portable System With Li Foil Mwpc Neutron Detectors - STTR Phase I Research And Development$150K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf DOD 2015.A STTR Solicitation Advanced Silicon Diode Switch For Hrpr Systems$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Portable Neutron Spectrometer$150K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Base Year$602K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · Amplifier Ic Module$10K

Federal awards are summed by year (55 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 15 peers

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Clean tech · Material

Federal grants#1 · top 7%
Granted patents#6 · top 40%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 3

Aug 17, 2021GrantedMethods For Manufacturing Lithium Foil Neutron DetectorsUSPTOUS 11,092,704
Oct 23, 2018GrantedHigh-efficiency Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detectors And Process To Fabricate High-efficiency Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron DetectorsUSPTOUS 10,107,924
Jul 15, 2014GrantedMethod Of Fabricating A Neutron Detector Such As A Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron DetectorUSPTOUS 8,778,715

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.