External Radiation Dose Calculator
(Virtual Geiger Counter)
Enter parameters and click the Calculate button below.
Numbers can be entered in exponential notation: 5 · 10
-6
= 5e-6
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Mode
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Selection resets all other parameters
Example data sets set Shield layers=1 and appropriate source mode first
Number of Shield layers
Point Source
Shielding in free air
48Y Cylinder with Heels from UF6_nat
30B Cylinder with Heels from UF6_enr
DU bullet buried in soil
Volume Source
Uranium mill tailings cover
48Y Cylinder with UF6_nat
30B Cylinder with UF6_enr
Reprocessed uranium storage
Depleted uranium storage
NORMAL
Layer OFF
Cosmic Radiation Parameters
Altitude [m above sea level]
Latitude [°]
Outdoor
Indoor:
Shielding factor
Geometry Parameters
y - Distance of receptor from x-axis [cm]
- or -
b - Distance of receptor from shield rear surface [cm]
Output Parameters
Dose Options
Graph Detail
Result Detail
Terrestrial gamma dose coeff. in air [Sv/Gy]
Use buildup factors for:
Show integration grid
Show dose color map:
x Raster width [pixel]
y Raster width [pixel]
Logarithmic color scale:
Decades
Dose from each layer:
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Select other receptor locations with mouse click
Results
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