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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Joel A. Kulesza (LANL)
Curtis Brown (MPR)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew Anderson (INL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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A Numerical Investigation and Comparison of 26 Types of Concrete for Shielding in Proton Therapy Facilities
10:00–10:20AM EST
Po-Wen Fang (Nat'l Tsing Hua Univ.), Rong-Jiun Sheu (Nat'l Tsing Hua Univ.)
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Simplifying Radiation Transport Simulations with Cyclone Sage
10:20–10:40AM EST
Daniel Cork (Orthrus Software), Peter Taylor (Orthrus Software), John Billingsley (Cerberus Nuclear)
Machine Learning in Accelerator Shielding: Application Using Convolutional Neural Networks
10:40–11:00AM EST
Rajarshi Pal Chowdhury (Michigan State), Juan Zamora (Michigan State), Tom Ginter (Michigan State), Georg Bollen (Michigan State)
ADEPT -- Virtual Reality Visualization and Real-Time Calculation of Dose Rate Fields for Dose Planning
11:00–11:20AM EST
Anderson Alves (KINECTRICS), Eric Heritage (KINECTRICS), Matthew Smith (KINECTRICS)
Predicting Solution Color in Solvent Extraction Using Machine Learning and Non-Traditional Sensor Measurements
11:20–11:40AM EST
Omobolade Odedoyin (John Hopkins University), Edna Cardenas (INL), Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo (INL), Mitchell R. Greenhalgh (INL), Jay D. Hix (INL)
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