A Study on Radiation Risk Recognition Aided System Visualizing Risk Information by CG

  • Katagiri, M. (Division of Information Media Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Tuzuki, Y. (Division of Information Media Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Sawamura, S. (Division of Quantum Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Aoki, Y. (Division of Information Media Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

The technology of Computer Graphics (CG) has been in great progress for almost 20 years and has proven to be a valuable tool for a broad variety of fields, including nuclear engineering. To work in any hazardous environment for example radiation field is particularly challenging because the danger is not always visually apparent. In this study as the application of CG to nuclear engineering field, we proposed to develop a radiation risk recognition aided system in which various radiation information; radiation risks, radiation distribution, hazard information and so on, were visualized by CG. The system used the server and client system. In the server there were two parts; one (main-server) was the database part having various data and the other (sub-server) was the visualization part visualizing the human phantom by POV-Ray. In the client there was the input and output part. The outputs from the system were various radiation information represented by coloring, circle graph and line graph intuitionally. The system is useful for a broad range of activities including radiation protection, radiation management, dose minimization, and demonstration to the public.

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