Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	480-4052/01
Abbreviation	DoIZ
Course title	Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Physics
Course coordinator	Mgr. Radim Uhlář, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Radiation field, fluence.
2. Basic dosimetric quantities.
3. Biological effects of ionizing radiation.
4. Intrinsic contamination, ingestion and inhalation.
5. Aims and basic principles of radiation protection.
6. Radiation monitors and personal dosimeters.
7. Execursion to a personal dosimetry service laboratory.
8. Diagnostic and therapeutic irradiation.
9. Radon in buildings.
10. Irradiation from natural sources (building materials, water).
11. Irradiation from natural sources (foodstuffs).
12. Practical dosimetric measurements.
13. Dosimetric calculations.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

GUPTA, Tapan. Radiation, ionization, and detection in nuclear medicine. Heidelberg: Springer, 2013.
ANDREO, Pedro, et al. Fundamentals of ionizing radiation dosimetry. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. .

Advised literature

VALENTIN, J., et al. The 2007 recommendations of the international commission on radiological protection. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2008.
ANTONI, Rodolphe a BOURGOIS, Laurent. Applied physics of external radiation exposure: dosimetry and radiation protection. Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering. Cham: Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-48658-1.

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