dcalman.pdf

This report serves as a user’s manual for the first release of the Dose and Risk Calculation software, DCAL. DCAL consists of a series of computational modules, driven in either an interactive or a batch mode, for the computation of dose and risk coefficients. The system includes extensive libraries of biokinetic and dosimetric data and models representing the current state of the art. DCAL has unique capability for addressing intakes of radionuclides by non-adults. DCAL runs as 32-bit extended DOS and console application under Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. It is intended for users familiar with the basic elements of computational radiation dosimetry. Components of DCAL have been used to prepare EPA Federal Guidance Reports 12 and 13 and a number of publications of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. The dose and risk values calculated by this first release are consistent with those published in Federal Guidance Reports 12 and 13.