Smartphone Simulator for Realistic Radiation HAZMAT and Emergency Response Training

智能手机模拟器的现实辐射危害 应急响应培训 项目摘要 高水平的电离辐射是一个重大的公共卫生问题。该建议旨在制定一项 基于模拟器的辐射危险物质和应急响应培训工具。智能手机 模拟器产生一个虚拟环境，学员可以探索各种操作 在涉及放射源存在的现实场景中使用手持式辐射探测器。的 智能手机应用程序（app）将模拟各种商业工具， 能力、限制和运作模式。它还创建了真实的场景， 强度和成分、屏蔽、距离和布局不明的放射源的影响 建筑物和景观。 该培训应用程序基于CapeSym最近的软件开发，允许高保真 模拟辐射环境和商用探测器仪器的响应。 培训应用程序的设计将允许教师直接参与，无论是在定义 辐射情景和评估受训人员的表现。培训单元将包括 可由教师使用易于修改的模板进行自定义。由于应用程序将在受训者的 智能手机，所有的培训模块将在传统的培训课程之外提供， 提供持续、自我指导的培训机会。 拟议的应用程序将允许学员获得昂贵乐器的实践经验， 微不足道的成本。它还允许在模拟的复杂场景中进行训练， 中子辐射，否则可能是极其危险和昂贵的。这 培训应用程序允许广泛，低成本培训大量的危险品和紧急情况 全国各地的响应者。 到目前为止，我们已经证明了我们的方法在技术上的可行性，并充分证明了 两个商业辐射探测仪器的功能仿真器。在第二阶段，我们将增加 我们的模拟器的额外检测功能，为第三方发布软件工具包 为广泛的商业设备开发仿真器，并为 培训器，用于轻松设置和监控复杂的搜索和识别场景。我们将 与国际消防员协会（IAFF）的HAZMAT培训计划密切合作， 将开发的应用程序纳入危险品和应急响应人员的培训计划。

Smartphone Simulator for Realistic Radiation HAZMAT and Emergency Response Training Project Summary High levels of ionizing radiation are a major public health concern. 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 handheld radiation detectors in realistic scenarios involving the presence of radioactive sources. The smartphone application (app) will emulate a wide range of commercial instruments with different capabilities, limitations and modes of operation. It also creates realistic scenarios that 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 and 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 smartphone, all of the training modules would be available outside of a traditional training course, providing opportunities for continual, self-directed training. The proposed app will allow trainees to 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. To date we have demonstrated the technical feasibility of our approach, and have demonstrated fully functional emulators for two commercial radiation detection instruments. In Phase II, we will add additional detection capabilities to our emulators, release a software toolkit for third-party development of emulators for a wide range of commercial equipment, and develop software tools for trainers for easy setup and monitoring of complex search and identify scenarios. We will work closely with the HAZMAT training program of International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) to incorporate the developed app into training programs for HAZMAT and emergency responders.