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Course Catalog 2011-2012

BME-3106 Radiation Physics, 3 cr

Person responsible

Hannu Eskola

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
 4 h/week
 1 h/week


 


 


 


 
BME-3106 2011-01 Wednesday 12 - 14, HB111
Thursday 12 - 14, HB111

Requirements

Accepted project work and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Student can explain the interaction mechanisms of ionizing radiation at keV and MeV energies in water and metals. Student can recognize the differences between radiations arising from accelerators and radioactive isotopes. Student can also explain how these two types of radiation are produced.

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.      
3. Radiation detectors.     

Evaluation criteria for the course

Grades 1-2: Learning outcomes have been achieved. Satisfactory command in core content of the course. Grades 3-4: Some learning outcomes have been exceeded qualitatively or quantitatively. Good command in core content and complementary knowledge of the course. Good or very good marks from all parts of the course. Grade 5: Most of the learning outcomes have been exceeded. Deep command in the whole content of the course. Almost maximum performance in all parts of the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
-   Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, pp.71-121 (Chapters 3&4)   Podgorsak, E.       Free in Internet      Suomi  
Book   Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists   Podgorsak, E.            English  
Lecture slides   Radiation Physics   Hannu Eskola       On the Internet.      Suomi  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-3106 Radiation Physics, 3 cr LTT-3307 Radiation Physics, 3 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BME-3106 2011-01       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified12.08.2011