Evaluation of RayXpert ® for shielding design of medical facilities

In a context of growing demands for expert evaluation concerning medical, industrial and research facilities, the French Institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety (IRSN) considered necessary to acquire new software for efficient dimensioning calculations. The selected software is RayXper...

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Main Authors: Derreumaux, Sylvie, Vecchiola, Sophie, Geoffray, Thomas, Etard, Cécile
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Mathematical analysis
Medical research
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear safety
Radiation protection
Radiation shielding
Radioisotopes
Research facilities
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Summary:In a context of growing demands for expert evaluation concerning medical, industrial and research facilities, the French Institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety (IRSN) considered necessary to acquire new software for efficient dimensioning calculations. The selected software is RayXpert®. Before using this software in routine, exposure and transmission calculations for some basic configurations were validated. The validation was performed by the calculation of gamma dose constants and tenth value layers (TVL) for usual shielding materials and for radioisotopes most used in therapy (Ir-192, Co-60 and I-131). Calculated values were compared with results obtained using MCNPX as a reference code and with published values. The impact of different calculation parameters, such as the source emission rays considered for calculation and the use of biasing techniques, was evaluated.
ISSN:2100-014X
2101-6275
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/201715306024