GENII-LIN: a Multipurpose Health Physics Code Built on GENII-1.485

• Main Authors: Marco Sumini, Francesco Teodori
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2006-10-01
• Series: Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Subjects: health physics; environmental impact; risk analysis; radiation protection; Linux
• Online Access: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P267039.pdf

The aim of the GENII-LIN project was to develop an open source multipurpose health physics code running on Linux platform, for calculating radiation dose and risk from radionuclides released to the environment. The general features of the GENII-LIN system include [1] capabilities for calculating radiation dose both for acute and chronic releases, with options for annual dose, committed dose and accumulated dose [2] capabilities for evaluating exposure pathways including direct exposure via water (swimming, boating, fishing), soil (buried and surface sources) and air (semi-infinite cloud and finite cloud model), inhalation pathways and ingestion pathways. The release scenarios considered are: - acute release to air, from ground level or elevated sources, or to water; - chronic release to air, from ground level or elevated sources, or to water; - initial contamination of soil or surfaces. Keywords: radiation protection, Linux, health physics, risk analysis.