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Radiation protection

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0019/01
Abbreviation OZ
Course title Radiation protection
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Karla Barčová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Nuclear physics, natural and artificial radioactivity.
2. Radionuclides and electronic sources of ionizing radiation.
3. Basic dosimetric quantities and units.
4. Absorption of ionizing radiation in substances, growth factor.
5. Stochastic and deterministic effects of ionizing radiation.
6. Radionuclides and environment. Distance clearance, release and release levels.
7. Ionizing radiation detectors.
8. Targets, principles and methods of radiation protection.
9. Open sources, internal contamination, radioactive waste.
10. Waste disposal sites and repositories. Transport of radioactive substances.
11. Radiation accidents and accidents.
12. Non-ionizing radiation - types, properties, sources, effects
13. Uses of non-ionizing radiation and systems of protection against it.

E-learning

Study materials for the source version of the subject and in MS Teams.

Povinná literatura

HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R., WALKER, J.: Fundamentals of Physics. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2005. EAN: 9780471735397.

LILLEY, J.: Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, Wiley, 2001. ISBN-10: 0471979368 .

KNOLL, G.F.: Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley, 2010. ISBN-10: 0470131489 .

Doporučená literatura

LAMARSH, J.R.; BARATTA, A.J.: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN-10: 0201824981 .

TURNER, J.E.: Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection. Wiley -VCH, 2007, ISBN-10: 3527406069 .

GOLLNICK, D.A.: Basic Radiation Protection Technology, Pacific Radiation Corp., 2006. ISBN-10: 0916339114 .