[ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?

Fri Jul 31 02:43:58 CDT 2009

Hello. I work in a Radiation Safety office. We use home-made software  
to control personal and areas dose, radioactive material, detectors,  
tld...I think that an integrated solution could be very expensive and  
not useful for everyone. I make a program called MATRALAB  
(www.matralab.com) only to control de radioactive material and it cost  
me a lot of work and time. I think that the soft that you want does  
not exist (but perhaps I'm wrong, please tell us if you find it...)
Greetings.

Miguel Angel Sebastian
Radiation Safety Tech
www.matralab.com

> Franz,
>
> Please excuse my intrusion.  I am new to Radsafe and perhaps have misused
> the tool.  My target audience would be those who support a radiation
> software application on a daily basis, and presumably would require no
> more than 10 - 20 minutes to respond.  Only one answer applies and is
> required for 6a - 6e and then for 7a - 7b; with 8a - 8g being direct Y/N
> responses.  I received my first response within an hour or so of posting,
> and it was complete and helpful.  As for my time, it's my job to support
> our current solution and my responsibility to look outside the box, and
> consider the spectrum of options as we seek to replace what we have.  I've
> found it invaluable to query both suppliers and end user's to gain the
> clearest picture of reality with regards to a given product.  I've
> formulated and posted these questions hours after my quitting time.
>
> Thanks for your response and guidance.
>
> ------------------------------------------
> Scott Dyer
> HPS - ProRad Administration
> Phone:  803.952.7247
> Page:   803.725.7243, ID 17969
> -------------------------------------------
>
>
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> Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
> 07/30/2009 03:55 PM
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> To
> <scott.dyer at srs.gov>, <radsafe at radlab.nl>
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> Subject
> AW: [ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?
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> Scott,
>
> I could not believe my eyes when I checked your e-mail and I hardly
> believe
> that anybody else on RADSAFE could.
>
> Do you believe that anybody in this whole world is going to spend days or
> weeks to answer your elaborate questionnaire? You even must have an
> unbelievable lot of time (paid by your employer) to formulate all these
> questions. Who will pay the time for somebody to answer your questions?
> Are
> you going to pay the costs of others who might have developed such
> systems?
>
> Ask some professionals, whether they can help you and also ask them for a
> quotation about how many hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars this
> would cost you.
>
> Your request really is unbelievable!
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
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>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im
> Auftrag
> von scott.dyer at srs.gov
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Juli 2009 00:39
> An: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Re: What Rad Software Are You Using?
>
> We are beginning to look at integrated radiological software solutions and
>
> wondered what other nuke facilities were using and why.  We are seeking
> comprehensive solutions that might provide:
>
> RWP/ALARA development/maintenance/ revision/duplication
> Access Control based upon RWP requirements
> External dosimetry issue/return/dose tracking and reporting
> Bioassay sample requesting/receipt/tracking/results recording
> Internal dose incident tracking/dose recording and reporting
> Respiratory equipment issue/return/tracking/qualification
> Dose recording/tracking/reporting
>
> 1. What is the name of your company/facility?
> 2. DOE or NRC regulated?
> 3. What software product(s) do you use?
> 4. To acquire your solution, was it built in-house (i.e. home grown) or
> provided by a vendor?
> 5. What were the major drivers in the final decision regarding whether to
> build in-house or buy off-the-shelf?
> 6. If provided by a vendor:
>
> a. which off-the-shelf products did you consider and who were their
> vendor's?
> b. which vendor did you finally choose and why were the other vendors
> ruled out?
> c. is your vendor supplied product strictly off-the-shelf (i.e. not
> modified/customized)?  If so, why (i.e. regulatory, cost, schedule, etc.
> )?
> d. is your vendor supplied product a customized off-the-shelf product?  If
>
> so, to what extent?
> e. is your product a subcontracted, site specific, custom solution?  If
> so, why (i.e. regulatory, unique site HP requirements, cost, schedule,
> etc. )?
>
> 7. If built in-house:
>
> a. why was this option chosen over a vendor's strictly off-the-shelf
> solution?
> b. why was this option chosen over a subcontracted, site specific, custom
> solution?
>
> 8. What does your solution do?
>
> a. RWP/ALARA development/maintenance/ revision/duplication?
> b. Access Control based upon RWP requirements ?
> c. External dosimetry issue/return/dose tracking and reporting?
> d. Bioassay sample requesting/receipt/tracking/results?
> e. Internal dose incident tracking/dose recording and reporting?
> f.  Respiratory equipment issue/return/tracking/qualification?
> g. Dose recording/tracking/reporting?
>
> 9.   Do you process TLDs onsite or outsource? If outsourced, to whom?
> 10. Are TLDs maintained on badge racks or taken home by the worker?
> 11. Do you process Bioassay samples onsite or outsource? If outsourced, to
>
> whom?
> 12. What are your major radiological source terms?
>
> Thanks for your input !
>
> ------------------------------------------
> Scott Dyer
> HPS - ProRad Administration
> Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
> Savannah River Site
> Phone:  803.952.7247
> Page:   803.725.7243, ID 17969
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