License agreement

BEAM general license

The BEAM code system (i.e. all pieces of code saying they are subject to the BEAM General License, including routines related to the 1999 and later versions of BEAM or BEAMnrc, DOSXYZ or DOSXYZnrc, BEAMDP, ctcreate and EGS_Windows, as well as the CMs (BEAM component modules), scripts, all the auxiliary routines except those from the EGS4 Monte Carlo system and all associated documentation) are copyrighted material owned by the National Research Council of Canada, all rights reserved.

  1. The NRC grants the user a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use this system free of charge only for non-commercial research or educational purposes. All proprietary interest, right, title and copyright in the BEAM code system remains with NRC.
  2. The express, written consent of NRC is required if the BEAM code system or any part thereof is used by an individual or an organization for developing a commercial product or service, or data generated by the code is used to develop commercial products or services.
  3. The express, written consent of NRC is required if this code system or any part thereof is to be used in a fee for service application, either clinically or by consultants.
  4. The code system must be obtained from NRC. Users may not copy nor distribute the code system or parts thereof.
  5. NRC disclaims any warranties, expressed, implied or statutory, of any kind or nature with respect to the software, including without limitation any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. NRC shall not be liable in any event for any damages, whether direct or indirect, special or general, consequential or incidental, arising from the use of the software.
  6. This license supersedes all prior communications, negotiations and agreements, written or oral, concerning the BEAM code system. No amendment or waiver of terms is effective unless in writing, signed by both parties and specifically states the intention to affect this license.
  7. This license is governed by the laws of Ontario and Canada applicable therein. The user consents to the jurisdiction of the federal court and the courts of Ontario.

Note that downloading material from this site implies acceptance of both licenses.

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