OS4DZZ - Dosimetry and Radiation Protection
| Course specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course title | Dosimetry and Radiation Protection | |||
| Acronym | OS4DZZ | |||
| Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
| Module | Signals and Systems | |||
| Type of study | bachelor academic studies | |||
| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 6.0 | Status | elective | |
| Condition | ||||
| The goal | Learning about the interaction of various radiation types with materials, physical quantities used in dosimetry, operational principles and properties of detectors and dosimeters of ionizing radiation, possible biological effects of radiation, methods and practices in radiation protection. | |||
| The outcome | High degree of knowledge about physical basics and practical aspects of detectors and dosimeters. Ability to select detectors and dosimeters that are suitable for monitoring and measuring different radiation fields, apply suitable radiation safety and protection measures, and identify materials applicable in shielding against radiation. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | Natural and man-made radiation sources, Radiometry, Passage of radiation through matter, Interaction coefficients, Radiation equilibrium, Exposure, Kerma, Absorbed dose, Microdosimetry, Radiation detectors, Dosimeters, Cavity theory, Biological effects of radiation, Quantities in radiation protection, Aims and principles of radiation protection, Area monitoring, Personal monitoring, Shielding. | |||
| Contents of exercises | Practices (problem solving exercises) and laboratory work, illustrating the topics covered by the theoretical contents of the course. | |||
| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Methods of teaching | 45 theoretical lessons + 15 lessons of practice (problem solving exercises) + 15 lessons of laboratory work. Homework assignments (calculations of detector efficiency, absorbed dose calculations). | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | 0 | Test paper | 70 | |
| Practical lessons | 30 | Oral examination | 0 | |
| Projects | 0 | |||
| Colloquia | 0 | |||
| Seminars | 0 | |||