Software quality assurance and software safety in the Biomed Control System

Technical Report · Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7001519· OSTI ID:7001519

Singh, R P; Chu, W T; Ludewigt, B A; Marks, K M; Nyman, M A; Renner, T R; Stradtner, R

The Biomed Control System is a hardware/software system used for the delivery, measurement and monitoring of heavy-ion beams in the patient treatment and biology experiment rooms in the Bevalac at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL). This paper describes some aspects of this system including historical background philosophy, configuration management, hardware features that facilitate software testing, software testing procedures, the release of new software quality assurance, safety and operator monitoring. 3 refs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER; DOHHS
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 7001519
• Report Number(s): LBL-27948; ON: DE90008072; TRN: 90-008766
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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