Prerequisites: None, however it is anticipated that attendees have a basic knowledge of radiation science and gamma spectroscopy.

Purpose: This course is intended as the basic training course on Genie 2000 systems utilizing the PROcount-2000 Count Room procedures.

Description:
This is a fundamental course for operators and managers of Genie 2000 systems that have the PROcount-2000 Count Room procedures option. It covers basic operation of the PROcount-2000 menu system and includes discussion of important Genie 2000 concepts, including analysis steps and analysis sequence editing. The optional fourth day includes system management topics, PROcount-2000 setup and Quality Assurance database setups. A fifth day can also be added for additional labs and discussion of other topics, such as report templates and customization.

Course Content:

• Introduction to Genie 2000 and PROcount-2000
• Review of Gamma Spectroscopy principles
• Genie 2000 and PROcount-2000 architecture and directory structure
• Use of the Gamma Acquisition and Analysis application
• Certificate File Editor
• Nuclide Library Editor
• Calibrations using PROcount-2000
• Quality Assurance operations under PROcount-2000
• Basics of Spectrum Analysis, analysis steps and sequences
• Routine counting and other operations under PROcount-2000
• PROcount-2000 System Manager functions
• PROcount Setup
• QA Database Setup