References & Validation
A calculation result is only worth what can be verified. The Dosimex codes are validated against MCNP and RayXpert, reference Monte-Carlo codes, and compared with Microshield in independent end-of-study works. The complete files are available below.
Validation files and MCNP references
Each tool is compared point by point with MCNP. The complete files and reference notes are public:
Dosimex
Gamma emission validation file
X-ray generator validation file
X-ray generator reference MCNP/CEA
MCNP/AREVA radionuclide reference
X attenuation reference
Dosismart
A validation dossier online
The web calculations are validated with the same rigor: a public dossier, generated automatically from the engine’s validation tests, compares each Dosismart result to the reference codes, scenario by scenario, deviations shown.
End-of-study reports
Independent works compare Dosimex with Microshield on real industrial cases:
Publications
Publications and References
DOSIMEX is cited in numerous scientific publications, professional magazine articles, and research papers. Discover how our tools contribute to the advancement of research and practice in radiation protection.
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Predictive Dose Calculation for Better Protection
SIH-Solutions article about the use of DOSIMEX at Institut Curie for predicting exposures in medical radiology.
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Dose Assessment: A Prerequisite for Risk Management
LinkedIn post about the use of DOSIMEX in the university hospitals of Nantes and Toulouse.
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Study of PMMA Layer Impact on Electronic Equilibrium
Zidouz T. et al. · Radiation Physics and Chemistry · 2025Studies the impact of PMMA layers on electronic equilibrium for radiation protection instrument calibration and models X/gamma beams with DOSIMEX.
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Beam Quality Definition in Medical Context
Talbi A. et al. · Radiation Physics and Chemistry · 2024Uses DOSIMEX to define beam qualities (X and gamma) in medical context and analyze the influence of PMMA thickness on calibration factors.
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Radiation Protection Work for Examination Cell - INB 164
CEDRA Study · INIS - IAEA Database · 2018Radiation protection work for commissioning an examination cell: comparison/use of three codes including DOSIMEX alongside MicroShield and RayXpert.
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Dosimetry Optimization Study - Software Validation
Zidouz T. et al. · SSRN - Preprint · 2025Dosimetry optimization study; X-ray beam simulations performed with DOSIMEX (description of software validation argument).
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DOSIMEX - Radiation Protection Codes Available to Everyone
Vivier A., Lopez G. · Ionizing Radiation, Measurement and Protection Techniques - INIS · 2016Presentation article "Dosimex - radiation protection calculation codes available to everyone" (reference source on the package and its modules). Useful to cite when justifying the use of DOSIMEX in a method.
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They use Dosimex
- EDF
- Orano
- CEA
- CNRS
- Apave
- SPRA
- EAMEA
- Veolia Nuclear Solutions
- ONET
- Institut Curie
- CHU de Toulouse
- CHU de Nîmes
- Centre hospitalier public du Cotentin
- Université de Strasbourg
Organizations cited in the 2018 user survey and in publications referencing Dosimex.
User feedback
Excerpts from a survey conducted among users in April 2018.
The opinions expressed here are solely those of the authors in a personal capacity and do not represent the position of their respective institutions.
We see great value in using DOSIMEX. Simple to use, it covers a very large number of the calculations required in operational radiation protection. It is the RP engineer's calculator — and much more.
Beyond being a modelling tool, Dosimex is a substantial and useful database when you work in radiation protection. Its educational side also lets newcomers grasp and get familiar with physics and how particles interact with matter.
Without Dosimex, I would never have started coding. Using Dosimex GX has often let me back up my radiation protection choices.
Dosimex has immense educational qualities — its simplicity of use, its clarity, and the quality of the explanations in the manual. The speed of execution, the clarity of the explanations and the completeness of the validation files give Dosimex real operational value when reviewing safety case files.
A CNRS working group was created in 2016 to work on implementing ASN decision no. 2013-DC-0349 and the difficulties of applying the calculation note defined in the NFC15-160 standard. The Dosimex G tool was used to propose an alternative theoretical demonstration. The ASN accepted this approach. Around ten crystallography devices were thus brought into compliance on the CNRS campus in Orléans.
