RadShield is an interactive software package to assist radiation shielding design for diagnostic radiology. The calculation methods are based on NCRP Report 147, AAPM Task Group Report 108 and the British Institute of Radiology’s publication: Radiation Shielding for Diagnostic Radiology.
Matthew DeLorenzo developed RadShield at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) as his imaging physics residency research project. The goal was to calculate shielding requirements for an entire floor plan and report maximum values for each barrier. We started in 2014 and achieved a working version in mid-2015 for radiography and fluoroscopy rooms. We later expanded the scope to include CT scanners using traditional methods from NCRP 147 and BIR publications, and in late 2015 began to support the use of overlaid isodose maps. Finally in early-2016 we implemented PET uptake and scan room using TG 108. With the base design and calculation algorithms finished, two more years were spent refactoring the software for aesthetics, speed, and user friendliness.
RadShield was created at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) and intends to automate and streamline shielding design by performing calculations at many points beyond walls and within regions of interest on a floor plan. Once complete, the largest found values of air kerma and barrier thickness are reported to the radiation protection specialist. RadShield’s supported modalities include:
RadShield’s modalities include:
RadShield’s key features:
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