Smartphone Simulator for Realistic Radiation HAZMAT and Emergency Response Training

 描述（由申请人提供）：智能手机模拟器的现实辐射危害和应急响应培训项目摘要高水平的放射性辐射是一个主要来源的公共卫生。该提案旨在开发一种基于模拟器的工具，用于辐射危险物质和应急响应培训。智能手机模拟器产生一个虚拟环境，受训者可以在涉及放射源存在的现实场景中探索各种手持式辐射探测器的操作。智能手机应用程序（app）将模拟各种具有不同功能、限制和操作模式的商业仪器。它还创造了逼真的场景，捕捉未知强度和成分的放射源的影响，屏蔽，距离以及建筑物和景观的布局。该培训应用程序基于CapeSym最近的软件开发，可以对辐射环境和商业探测器仪器的响应进行高保真模拟。培训应用程序的设计将允许教师直接参与，既定义辐射场景，又评估受训者的表现。培训模块将由讲师使用易于修改的模板进行定制。由于该应用程序将安装在受训者的智能手机上，因此所有培训模块都将在传统培训课程之外提供，为持续的自我指导培训提供机会。拟议的培训应用程序将允许学员以微不足道的成本获得昂贵仪器的实践经验。它还允许在具有高水平伽马和中子辐射的模拟复杂场景中进行培训，否则可能非常危险，而且进行起来非常昂贵。这个培训应用程序允许在全国范围内广泛，低成本地培训大量的HAZMAT和应急响应人员。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Smartphone Simulator for Realistic Radiation HAZMAT and Emergency Response Training Project Summary High levels of radioactive radiation is a major source of public health. This proposal seeks to develop a simulator-based tool for radiation HAZMAT and emergency response training. The smartphone simulator produces a virtual environment where the trainee can explore the operation of a variety of hand-held radiation detectors in realistic scenarios involving the presence of radioactive sources. The smartphone application (app) will emulate a wide range of commercial instruments having different capabilities, limitations and modes of operation. It also creates realistic scenarios tha capture the effect of radioactive sources of unknown strength and composition, shielding, distance and the layout of buildings and landscape. The training app is based on recent software developments at CapeSym that allow for high fidelity simulation of both the radiation environment and the response of commercial detector instruments. The training app will be designed to allow direct participation of the instructor, both in defining the radiation scenario ad assessing the performance of the trainees. The training modules will be customizable by the instructor, using easy-to-modify templates. As the app would be on the trainee's smart-phone, all of the training modules would be available outside of a traditional training course, providing opportunities for continual, self-directed training. The proposed training app will allow trainees o receive hands-on experience with expensive instruments, at negligible cost. It also allows training in simulated complex scenarios with high levels of gamma and neutron radiation, which can be otherwise prohibitively dangerous and expensive to conduct. This training app allows for wide-spread, low-cost training of a large number of HAZMAT and emergency responders across the country.