Learning objectives
provide basic knowledge of radioprotection. Students must acquire understanding of the physical quantities involved in the field and become aquainted with measurements of radiations. They must become also familiar with the national normative about radioprotection.
Prerequisites
Physics I
Physics II
Course unit content
Radioactivity and law of radioactive decay. Type of radiation and properties.
X-ray production and beam quality.
Physical quantities of radioprotection, definition and units.
Radiation-matter interaction.
Biological effect of ioninizing radiation. Deterministic and stochastic damages.
Regulation and national normative.
Protection of worker, patients and population.
Detection of radiation and principal instruments of measurements.
Dosimeters and dosimetry.
Full programme
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Bibliography
M. Pelliccioni - Fondamenti fisici della radioprotezione - Pitagora editrice, Bologna
E. L. Alpen - Radiation Biophysics - Prentice Hall International Editions
Teaching methods
Classroom lecture and laboratory sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination
Other information
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