A generic methodology for the three dimensional display of radiation fields

The radiation field visualization options available for engineers, scientists and health physicists have traditionally been based in the 2d realm, with techniques such as the generation of isodose curves. From the perspective of a health physicist the creation of 3d visuals to illustrate radiation levels within an environment is an invaluable tool both for training and As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) radiation dose planning. This thesis describes a novel technique for the creation of 3d visualizations of radiation fields. The methodology is developed and shown to be effective within the Google SketchUp Computer Aided Design (CAD) software package. The methodology takes an input file of information stored in coordinate form with a representative value at each point. It constructs elemental shapes automatically within Google SketchUp at those coordinates. All shapes are associated with an intensity value related to a pre-defined scale. The shapes are colorized and enhanced with transparency effects to complete a radiation field visualization scene.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (MASc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nuclear Engineering

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Chaput, Joseph

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Waller, Ed

• Visualization
• Radiation
• Nuclear
• Google SketchUp

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/91

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/91