2017 Volume 6 Issue 2 Pages 108-111
In 2015, Hirosaki University was designated as an Advanced Radiation Emergency Medicine Center and a Nuclear Disaster Medical Care/General Support Center; it thus offers critical medical treatment in radiation emergencies. The extent of radiation damage to human organs and tissues depends on radiation exposure levels. The Monte Carlo particle transport simulation code is used in radiation emergencies to estimate the radiation exposure levels. At Hirosaki University, the latest version of the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Code System (PHITS), developed under collaboration between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the Research Organization for Information Science and Technology, and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization is employed as the Monte Carlo particle transport simulation code for use in radiation emergency situations. The PHITS can estimate absorbed energy using computational materials. In this paper, practical use of the PHITS in emergency situations is demonstrated. At Hirosaki University, the PHITS will continue to be utilized for the dose calculation during emergency situations while it is updated to its latest version.
