Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-3306 RADIATION AND SAFETY, 4 cr
Radiation and Safety

Courses persons responsible
Juha Nousiainen

Lecturers
Special teachers.

Lecturetimes and places
Per I: Thursday 15 - 18, SE203
Per II: Thursday 15 - 17, SE203

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 1 h/week 1 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To give fundamentals of radiation physics, diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation, and readiness for radiation protection in medicine.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Basis of radiation physics: x-ray physics and nuclear physics, radiation sources, radiation units, dosimetry.        
2. Interaction mechanisms of radiation with material. Biological effects of radiation.       
3. Use of radion in diagnostic radiography, nuclear medicine and radiotion therapy. Use of radiation in industry.       
4. Principles of radiation protection in medicine.       
5. Non-ionising radiation.       

Requirements for completing the course
Active participation in lectures, exercises (20 %) and final exam based on lectures and text material (80 %).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Säteily ja ydinturvallisuus. Osat 1-4 (soveltuvin osin) STUK   www.stuk.fi e-Book Yes  Finnish 
    Book English text book will be announced later.         Yes  English 
    Summary of lectures Lecture notes. Several authors.     On the Internet Yes   

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The text books mentioned above are alternative.

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 5 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 55 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Exercises 36
    Other contact teaching 2

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 113

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-3306 replaces the course LTT-3300.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-3300 Radiation and Safety

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    Last modified 24.04.2006
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen