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One and two day training class options are available. We offer private, custom training sessions based on your users and background. Thanks to its cad geometry import module, 3d modeling of components, subsystems or satellite structures has never been this easy. Committee on medical internal radiation dose mird snmmi. The leading software for space systems radiation effects. Rayxpert is a 3d modelization software that calculates the. Thanks to its cad geometry import module, 3d modeling of components.
A computational tool for patient specific dosimetry and. The cap88 clean air act assessment package 1988 computer model is a set of computer programs, databases and associated utility programs for estimating dose and risk riskthe probability of injury, disease or death from exposure to a hazard. Epa radiogenic cancer risk models and projections for. The joint commission changed its rules for credentialing facilities by now requiring dose recording software so facilities can get a handle on doses used and how to reign in high dose outliers.
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The nasa johnson space center space radiation program element jscsrpe has developed cancer risk projection code and has evaluated the level of uncertainty that exists for each of the factors parameters that are used in the model. The software is also used for safety analyses of facilities handling nuclear material. Dosemerx is a unique software platform that enables. The hotspot health physics codes were created to provide emergency response personnel and emergency planners with a fast, fieldportable set of software tools for evaluating incidents involving radioactive material. Modeling and simulation of ionizing radiation effects. After protocol optimisation, dose values significantly decreased. Immediate radiologicalnuclear technical assistance planning and preparedness contacts radiation injury or medical concerns radiological laboratory services radiologicalnuclear toolbox training resources written guidance. Cellular phone power absorbed in the head of a cell phone user computer models of specific absorption rate sar calculation.
Low dose radiation research program basic biology and. The personal computer code olindaexm, which is an acronym standing for organ level internal dose assessmentexponential modeling, was designed as an update to mirdose. Modeling a superficial radiotherapy xray source for. Software to help manage medical imaging radiation dose. Committee on medical internal radiation dose mird radiation dosimetry provides the fundamental quantities used for radiation protection, risk assessment, and treatment planning. Pacshealth partners with virtual phantoms to improve patient radiation dose monitoring. Radiation modeling and assurance software tool integration arthur witulski brian sierawski june 21, 2018. Thermal radiation analysis and environmental heating, radcad. Low dose radiation research program basic biology and modeling based on the solicitation posted on the office of science grants and contracts web site april 3, 2008 the office of biological and environmental research ber of the office of science sc, u. Tools for calculating radiation dose and risk epa bases its radiation protection activities on scientific assessment of health risks posed by radioactive substances. Software for plume modeling, dose assessment, contamination deposition and assessment more in this section. This toolkit contains programs to model radiation safety aspects of.