Radiation protection

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	English
Code	060-0019/02
Abbreviation	OZ
Course title	Radiation protection
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Security Services
Course coordinator	doc. RNDr. Karla Barčová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

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. Use 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.

Literature

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. .

KNOLL, G.F.: Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley, 2010. .

Advised literature

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

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

GOLLNICK, D.A.: Basic Radiation Protection Technology, Pacific Radiation Corp., 2006. .

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