Interactive Visual Intervention Planning - Interactive Visualization for Intervention Planning in Particle Accelerator Environments with Ionizing Radiation

Thomas Fabry, Christian Braesch, Bruno Feral

2013

Abstract

Intervention planning is crucial for maintenance operations in particle accelerator environments with ionizing radiation, during which the radiation dose contracted by maintenance workers should be reduced to a minimum. In this context, we discuss the visualization aspects of a new software tool, which integrates interactive exploration of a scene depicting an accelerator facility augmented with residual radiation level simulations, with the visualization of intervention data such as the followed trajectory and maintenance tasks. The visualization of each of these aspects has its effect on the final predicted contracted radiation dose. In this context, we explore the possible benefits of a user study, with the goal of enhancing the visual conditions in which the intervention planner using the software tool is minimizing the radiation dose.

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Fabry T., Braesch C. and Feral B. (2013). Interactive Visual Intervention Planning - Interactive Visualization for Intervention Planning in Particle Accelerator Environments with Ionizing Radiation . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-46-4, pages 585-592. DOI: 10.5220/0004212505850592


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@conference{ivapp13,
author={Thomas Fabry and Christian Braesch and Bruno Feral},
title={Interactive Visual Intervention Planning - Interactive Visualization for Intervention Planning in Particle Accelerator Environments with Ionizing Radiation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={585-592},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004212505850592},
isbn={978-989-8565-46-4},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)
TI - Interactive Visual Intervention Planning - Interactive Visualization for Intervention Planning in Particle Accelerator Environments with Ionizing Radiation
SN - 978-989-8565-46-4
AU - Fabry T.
AU - Braesch C.
AU - Feral B.
PY - 2013
SP - 585
EP - 592
DO - 10.5220/0004212505850592