Practical MCNP® for the Health Physicist, Medical Physicist, and Radiological Engineer

Presented By
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Radiation Protection Services Group
Radiation Instrumentation & Calibration Team

The Los Alamos MCNP code is a general and powerful Monte Carlo transport code for photons, neutrons, and electrons. MCNP can be safely described as the "industry standard" with more than 600 person-years of development effort behind it. It is supported on a variety of platforms and is now accessible to Health Physicists, Medical Physicists, and Rad Engineers using desktop or laptop personal computers. This 4.5 day course introduces the basic concepts of Monte Carlo, demonstrates how to put together a MCNP input file, and illustrates some health and medical physics applications of the code. No prior knowledge of Monte Carlo is assumed.

MCNP is ideally suited to the needs of professionals interested in performing radiation shielding and skyshine calculations, detector simulation studies, or dosimetry. With a little practice and study of the examples, many will find they are able to solve problems that have, in the past, been out of reach. Problems that involve a complex geometry can be easily solved using MCNP (e.g., designing a maze entrance to a radiation room). Calculations are based on detailed physics models and very accurate cross section tables that require no energy group compromises to be made.

All of the input and output files for the class demonstrations will be provided for self-study on a CD. The course will focus on providing a practical boost toward learning the program and guiding the student toward useful applications. Extensive practice sessions are scheduled using a personal computer in class.

The course will be taught by Thomas McLean and David Seagraves of the Radiation Protection Services Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

For inquiries regarding registration, class space availability, please call MCNP Class Registrar, Donna Pimentel (505) 665-5301.

For technical information please contact David Seagraves (dseagraves@lanl.gov) or Tom McLean (tmclean@lanl.gov).

Topics

• The Monte Carlo Method
• Input file preparation
• Data Cards and Tallys
• Interpretation of output file
• Exposure and dose rate calculations
• Variance Reduction & Statistical Analysis
• Radiation shielding
• Skyshine calculations
• Detector Simulation & Dose Tallys

Additional Topic Information

MCNP Class Schedule

Students will be provided with a comprehensive class manual and a CD containing all of the practice problems. This course has been granted 32 Continuing Education Credits by the AAHP and 4.5 CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. The course is 4.5 days in duration and will be offered on the following dates:

April 22 - April 26, 2019

Venue for the MCNP Class: Los Alamos National Laboratory Central Training Facility located in the Central Park Square, TA00-0767-149, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Click here for map.

FEES for Class: $1,800 or $1,500 with early payment discount.*

*Early payment discount: A discount of $300 per student is given when the registration payment is received in full at least 4 weeks before the start of class. If you work for an organization that can only pay for training after you have completed the class, the early registration discount will not be available.

For payment by credit card, please go to the LANL pay site at : http://www.lanl.gov/financial/payments.shtml.

For other payment options, please call MCNP Class Registrar, Donna Pimentel (505) 665-5301.

Lodging: For Information on Los Alamos (Lodging, Dining, etc.) visit Los Alamos Visitor's Guide. Additional information will be sent by follow-up e-mail when we receive your registration information.

An existing single-user licensed copy of the MCNP code is not required to attend the class but registrants not possessing a license will be vetted by LANL's Export Control Office. The MCNP code is NOT included in the registration fee. If you require a copy of the MCNP code, it must be purchased directly from the Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC). They may be contacted at RSICC Home Page

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION GUIDANCE: Please read!

NON-U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: Registration requests for non-U.S. citizens who are NOT citizens of a country listed in U.S. Regulation 10 CFR 810.8 are processed by the LANL Foreign Visits Office. This security approval processing is based on requirements issued from the U.S. Department of Energy. The processing normally takes at least 60 days. You must register and provide all requested information by the deadline shown on the MCNP Class Schedule page. Although we can never guarantee that a security approval will be received, we will make every attempt to obtain an answer for your attendance request as soon as possible.

Registration requests for non-U.S. citizens who are citizens of, or reside in any of the countries listed in U.S. Regulation 10 CFR 810.8 cannot be processed by LANL and will be submitted directly to the Department of Energy.

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Minimum Class Enrollment: The class information packet emailed to you when you register lists the minimum number of participants required in order for that class to be held. Registered class participants will receive an email no later than 4 weeks (the cut-off date) before the class start date to confirm that the class will be held as scheduled or to announce cancellation due to low enrollment.

Refunds: If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, participants may request a refund of any registration fees paid or may request that the fee be credited towards their attendance at a future class. Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations received after the cut-off date; however, any registration fees paid can be credited towards attendance at a future class.

Last-minute Registrations: Registrations received within two weeks prior to the start of a class may be accepted on a space available basis, depending on the citizenship of the person registering.

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