DOUGLAS E. PEPLOW

PUBLICATIONS

2008

D. E. Peplow, T. M. Evans, and J. C. Wagner, "Simultaneous Optimization of Tallies in Difficult Shielding Problems," presented at ICRS-11/RPSD-2008, Pine Mountain, GA, April 13-18. 2008.

2007

D. E. Peplow, E. D. Blakeman, and J. C. Wagner, "Advanced Variance Reduction Strategies for Optimizing Mesh Tallies in MAVRIC," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 97, 595-597 (2007).

J. C. Wagner, E. D. Blakeman, and D. E. Peplow, "Forward-Weighted CADIS Method for Global Variance Reduction," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 97, 630-633 (2007).

D. Ilas, M. L. Williams, D. E. Peplow, and B. L. Kirk, "Multidimensional Coupled Photon-Electron Transport Simulations Using Neutral Particle SN Codes," presented at the Computational Medical Physics Working Group Workshop II, Gainesville, FL, September 30-October 3, 2007.

E. D. Blakeman, D. E. Peplow, J. C. Wagner, B. D. Murphy, and D. E. Mueller, PWR Facility Dose Modeling Using MCNP5 and the CADIS/ADVANTG Variance-Reduction Methodology, ORNL/TM-2007/133, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2007.

R. N. Slaybaugh, M. L. Williams, D. Ilas, D. E. Peplow, B. L. Kirk, T. L. Nichols, Y. Y. Azmy, and M. P. Langer, "Radiation Treatment Planning Using Discrete Ordinates Codes," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 96, 343-345 (2007)

2006

D. E. Peplow, S. M. Bowman, J. E. Horwedel, and J. C. Wagner, "Monaco/MAVRIC: Computational Resources for Radiation Protection and Shielding in SCALE," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 95, 669-671 (2006).

D. E. Peplow and J. C. Wagner, “Automated Variance Reduction for SCALE Shielding Calculations,” in Proc. of the American Nuclear Society’s 14th Biennial Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division, April 3–6, 2006, Carlsbad, New Mexico, pp. 556–558.

R. A. Lillie, D. E. Peplow, M. L. Williams, B. L. Kirk, M. P. Langer, T. L. Nichols, and Y. Y. Azmy , “Photon Beam Transport in a Voxelized Human Phantom Model: Discrete Ordinates vs Monte Carlo,” in Proc. of the American Nuclear Society’s 14th Biennial Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division, April 3–6, 2006, Carlsbad, New Mexico, pp. 68–71.

2005

C. D. Sulfredge, R. L. Sanders, R. H. Morris, and D. E. Peplow, Detailed Reactor Models for the Visual Interactive Site Analysis Code (VISAC), ORNL/NRC/LTR-04/16), prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2005.

2004

D. E. Peplow, A Computational Model of the High Flux Isotope Reactor for the Calculation of Code Source, Beam Tube, and Guide Hall Nuclear Parameters, ORNL/TM-2004/237, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., November 2004.

D. E. Peplow, C. D. Sulfredge, R. L. Sanders, R. H. Morris, and T. A. Hann, "Calculating Nuclear Power Plant Vulnerability Using Integrated Geometry and Event/Fault Tree Models," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 146(1), 71-87 (2004).

2003

F. C. DiFilippo, L. S. Papiez, V. P. Moskvin, D. E. Peplow, C. M. DesRosiers, J. O. Johnson, R. D. Timmerman, M. E. Randall, and R. A. Lillie, "Contamination Dose from Photoneutron Processes in Bodily Tissues during Therapeutic Radiation Delivery," Medical Physics 30(10), 2849-2854 (2003).

2002

D. E. Peplow, C. D. Sulfredge, R. L. Sanders, R. H. Morris, and T. A. Hann, "Calculating Nuclear Power Plant Vulnerability Using Integrated Geometry and Event/Fault Tree Models," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 87, 559-561 (2002).

C. D. Sulfredge, R. L. Sanders, D. E. Peplow, R. H. Morris, and T. A. Hann, "Graphical Expert System for Analyzing Nuclear Facility Vulnerability," Trans. Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2002.

2001

B. T. Rearden and D. E. Peplow, “Comparison of Sensitivity Analysis Techniques in Monte Carlo Codes for Multi-Region Criticality Calculations,” in Proc. of American Nuclear Society 2001 Winter Meeting, “Nuclear Research and Development,” Reno, NV, November 11–15, 2001, Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 85, 163–165 (2001).

2000

G. B. Zeigler, D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Simulation of Microcalcification Clusters in Digital Mammography," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 514-516 (2000).

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Digital Mammography Image Simulation Using Monte Carlo," Med. Phys. 27(3), 568-579 (2000).

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Differential Sampling for the Monte Carlo Practitioner," invited paper, Prog. Nucl. Energy 36(1), 39-75 (2000).

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Differential Sampling Applied to Mammography Image Simulation," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 135(2), 103-122 (2000). This paper won the 1999 ANS Mark Mills Award.

1999

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Differential Sampling Applied to Mammography Image Simulation," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 81, 145-147 (1999). This is a summary of the paper that won the 1999 ANS Mark Mills Award.

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Differential Sampling for Monte Carlo Mammographic Image Simulation," Proc. SPIE 3771, 98-111 (1999). (Denver, CO, July 1999 Meeting)

D. E. Peplow, "Direction Cosines and Polarization Vectors for Monte Carlo Photon Scattering," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 131(1), 132-136 (1999).

K. Verghese and D. E. Peplow, "Collaborative Learning in Small Groups in a Mathematics Intensive NE Course," Proc. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, NC, June 1999.

D. E. Peplow, "Fiestaware Radiography," Phys. Teacher 37(5), 316-318 (1999).

1998

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Monte Carlo Modeling of Mammographic Images," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 79, 163-164 (1998).

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Measured Molecular Coherent Scattering Form Factors of Animal Tissues, Plastics and Human Breast Tissue," Phys. Med. Biol. 43(9), 2431-2452 (1998).

1997

D. E. Peplow and K. Verghese, "Monte Carlo Image Simulation in Support of Improvements in Mammography," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 77, 358-359 (1997).

1995

R. P. Gardner, C. L. Barrett, W. Haq, and D. E. Peplow, "Efficient Monte Carlo Simulation of O-16 Neutron Activation and N-16 Decay Gamma-Ray Detection in a Flowing Fluid for On-Line Oxygen Analysis or Flow Rate Measurement," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 122(3), 326-343 (1995).

P. Guo, D. E. Peplow, and R. P. Gardner, "Natural Gamma-Ray Log Interpretation: Semi-Empirical, Principal Components Analysis and Monte Carlo Multiply Scattered Components Approaches," Nucl. Geophys. 9(4), 305-318 (1995).

1994

R. P. Gardner and D. E. Peplow, "Use of N-16 for Measuring Cooling Water Flow Rate in the NCSU PULSTAR Reactor," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 70, 130-131 (1994).

D. E. Peplow, R. P. Gardner and K. Verghese, "Sodium Iodide Detector Response Functions Using Simplified Monte Carlo Simulation and Principal Components," Nucl. Geophys. 8(3), 243-259 (1994).