stay_time

Calculate stay time for radiation work.

Provides functions for radiation safety, also known as
"radiation protection" and "radiological control". The science of
radiation protection is called "health physics" and its engineering
functions are called "radiological engineering". Functions in this
package cover many of the computations needed by radiation safety
professionals. Examples include: obtaining updated calibration and
source check values for radiation monitors to account for radioactive
decay in a reference source, simulating instrument readings to better
understand measurement uncertainty, correcting instrument readings
for geometry and ambient atmospheric conditions. Many of these
functions are described in Johnson and Kirby (2011, ISBN-13:
978-1609134198). Utilities are also included for developing inputs
and processing outputs with radiation transport codes, such as MCNP,
a general-purpose Monte Carlo N-Particle code that can be used for
neutron, photon, electron, or coupled neutron/photon/electron transport
(Werner et. al. (2018) <doi:10.2172/1419730>).

Mark Hogue

radsafer

Radiation Safety

stay_time function

<dl><dt>dose_rate</dt>
<dd>Dose rate per hour for the work - units consistent with dose allowance, e.g. mRem/h, microSv/h.</dd>
<dt>dose_allowed</dt>
<dd>Dose that can not be exceeded for this job.</dd>
<dt>margin</dt>
<dd>Percent margin to protect limit, default = 20 percent.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Stay time for radiation work. — stay_time

<dl>

<dt>dose_rate</dt>
<dd>Dose rate per hour for the work - units consistent with dose allowance, e.g. mRem/h, microSv/h.</dd>


<dt>dose_allowed</dt>
<dd>Dose that can not be exceeded for this job.</dd>


<dt>margin</dt>
<dd>Percent margin to protect limit, default = 20 percent.</dd>

</dl>

stay_time: Stay time for radiation work.

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