Stochastic Lung Model (SLM)

The Stochastic Lung Model (SLM), developed over several decades for studying the deposition of inhaled particles in the human respiratory tract, is now openly accessible through the new OpenSLM web platform (https://openslm.ek.hun-ren.hu). The model has been widely used in radiation protection research, including studies of radon progeny and other radioactive aerosols, and the new web-based implementation makes these simulations available to a much broader user community. The work was supported through the PIANOFORTE Infrastructure Call, with a particular focus on improving access to the model in line with the FAIR principles. The work will also be presented at the 2nd PIANOFORTE Infrastructure Workshop in January 2027. OpenSLM and its scientific background, implementation and validation are presented in a recently published open-access paper:

Günter, D., Albrecht, G., Groma, V., Füri, P., Farkas, Á., Hofmann, W., Madas, B.G., 2026. OpenSLM: Introduction to stochastic lung model and website. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update 10, 100264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpbup.2026.100264