Simulation-based computation of dose to humans in radiological environments
- Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Battelle Pantex, Amarillo, TX (United States). Dept. of Radiation Safety
The Radiological Environment Modeling System (REMS) quantifies dose to humans working in radiological environments using the IGRIP (Interactive Graphical Robot Instruction Program) and Deneb/ERGO simulation software. These commercially available products are augmented with custom C code to provide radiation exposure information to, and collect radiation dose information from, workcell simulations. Through the use of any radiation transport code or measured data, a radiation exposure input database may be formulated. User-specified IGRIP simulations utilize these databases to compute and accumulate dose to programmable human models operating around radiation sources. Timing, distances, shielding, and human activity may be modeled accurately in the simulations. The accumulated dose is recorded in output files, and the user is able to process and view this output. The entire REMS capability can be operated from a single graphical user interface.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 206637
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--95-3044; ON: DE96007103
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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