480-4014/01 – Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation (DoIZ)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type A |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | USP, FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To get knowledge of basic dosimetric quantities and methods of their determination.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject is focused on basic concepts of dosimetry, dosimetric quantities and their measurement and calculations with an emphasis on practical issues in radiation protection.
Compulsory literature:
T.K. Gupta, Radiation, Ionization and Detection in Nuclear Medicine, Springer, 2013.
P. Andreo et al., Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry: Textbook and Solutions, Wiley, 2017.
Recommended literature:
The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP Publication 103, Ann. ICRP 37 (2-4), 2007
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Completing of selected tasks.
Combined exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation in lectures and measurements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
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. Practical dosimetric measurements.
12. Dosimetric calculations.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction