IAEA1391 SHIELDER.

SHIELDER, Gamma shielding calculations of radionuclides emitting photons 0-5 to 10 MeV

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION, METHODS, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, FEATURES, AUXILIARIES, STATUS, REFERENCES, HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM: SHIELDER.

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2. COMPUTERS

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Program name	Package id	Status	Status date
SHIELDER	IAEA1391/01	Tested	13-SEP-2002

Machines used:

Package ID	Orig. computer	Test computer
IAEA1391/01	IBM PC	PC bi-Pentium III 1GHz

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3. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION

Shielder calculates gamma shielding of any radionuclide emitting photons between 0.5 to 10 MeV.

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4. METHODS

Shielder assumes the radionuclides as a point source and uses Taylor's build up formula to calculate shielding.

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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Shielder works in the energy range of 0.5 to 10 MeV. Suitable for radionuclides/sources of smaller dimensions.

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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME

The running time of the Shielder program is 10 to 20 seconds depending upon the speed of computer and attenuation required.

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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES

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8. RELATED OR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

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9. STATUS

Package ID	Status date	Status
IAEA1391/01	13-SEP-2002	Screened

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10. REFERENCES

IAEA1391/01, included references:

- Jahan Zeb Khan:
SHIELDER manual

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11. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: IBM PC or compatible.

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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED

Package ID	Computer language
IAEA1391/01	TURBO-C++

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13. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

This software has been tested on computers with the following operating systems: PC-DOS or MS-DOS, Window 3.1, Window 95, 97, 98, 2000, Millennium and XP.

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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

Tested and experimentally verified by designing a Lead shielding for Co-60, 165 Ci radiography source.

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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS

JAHAN ZEB KHAN
Senior Scientific Officer,
Health Physics Division
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH),
P. O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
jahan@pinstech.org.pk

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE

IAEA1391/01

abstract-shielder-web.doc Abstract
S-shield.cpp Source code
T1-shi~1.cpp Source code
SHIELDER.exe Executable
shielding-manual.doc Manual in Word format

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17. CATEGORIES

J. Gamma Heating and Shield Design

Keywords: attenuation, gamma ray, radioactive decay, shielding.