Training Seminar
How to Build LabSOCS™ Models and Incorporate into your Gamma Measurements
Instructor: Cathey Sharp
Dates:
Day 1 - Monday, July 28, 2025
Day 2 - Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Cost: $1800.00
CECs: TBD
Description: During this two-day seminar we will build several common Gamma counting containers and use Mirion software to assist with determining the cascade summing correction and/or efficiency determination. The instructor will take students through the entire process of obtaining the measurements and using manufacturers’ information to build the models. Students will work in groups using calipers on containers and manufacturer drawings to build the models. We will use the Beaker Editor to assist with more elaborate bottoms of containers and use the ISOCS™ Uncertainty Estimator (IUE) to propagate uncertainties for the models used for determining the efficiency. We will finish the process learning how to evaluate the model outcomes for obtaining accurate results. This class is not intended to teach the “science” as much as how to get the job done and how to evaluate the model. People will work in groups to complete each of the instructor-led exercises.
Who Should Attend: The intended audience includes people who need to build models or approve models using LabSOCS calibration software for cascade summing corrections and/or efficiency determinations for use in Gamma Spectroscopy measurements. Attendees should be familiar with fundamental principles of gamma spectroscopy and the general use of Genie™ or Apex-Gamma™ software.
How You Will Benefit: Attendees who complete this seminar will have hands-on experience building models used in the measurement of Gamma emitters in typical laboratory containers. Attendees will also have the tools to evaluate their models prior to incorporating into routine analysis. This knowledge will enable attendees to have the proper training to use our software tools to build a robust gamma measurement capability. This capability stands up to critical evaluation providing correct gamma results on Performance Evaluation Testing measurements and with the proper documentation and necessary evidence for audits.
Seminar Topics:
- Which measurements are important
- Using calipers to build models
- Using manufacturers’ information to build models
- How to use the Beaker Editor software tool to create a more elaborate model
- Comparison of efficiency generated using the beaker editor to a basic model
- When can we use the concept of averaging to obtain accurate results without the use of the Beaker Editor
- Consideration of shelving and centering gigs and how to address
- How to evaluate models
- How to incorporate needed files in Genie and Apex-Gamma software
- How to use the ISOCS Uncertainty Estimator (IUE) for the propagation of uncertainties for the models used for the determination of efficiency to completely address