GENII-LIN: an Object Oriented Health Physics Code for the Linux Operating System

GENII-LIN is an open source multipurpose health physics code running on Linux platform, that allows calculating radiation dose and risks from radionuclides released to the environment. The general features of the GENII-LIN system include: [1] capabilities for calculating radiation dose both for acute and chronic releases, with options for annual dose, committed dose and accumulated dose; [2] capabilities for evaluating exposure pathways including direct exposure via water (swimming, boat, fishing), soil (buried and surface sources) and air (semi-infinite cloud and finite cloud model), inhalation pathways and ingestion pathways. The release scenarios considered are: • acute release to air, from ground level or elevated sources, or to water; • chronic release to air, from ground level or elevated sources, or to water; • initial contamination of soil or surfaces.