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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MDF 5043	RADIATION PHYSICS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM KARADENIZ

Offered to

MEDICAL GEOLOGY
Medical Physics

Course Objective

Aims of this course are to teach interactions of different radiation types with matter and radiation detection methods and to provide an introduction to radiation physics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to describe basic concepts of radiation physics.
2	Being able to list radiation sources.
3	Being able to express interaction mechanisms of different radiation types with matter.
4	Being able to classify different radiation detection methods.
5	Being able to calculate the ranges of heavy and light particles in physical medium.
6	Being able to calculate the attenuation coefficient of photon-matter interaction.
7	Being able to compare advantages and disadvantages of different radiation detectors.
8	Being able to determine the appropriate measurement methods according to type, energy and activity of radiation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the course: Subject of radiation physics, basic radioactivity concepts, artificial and natural radioactivity.
2	Mechanisms of X-ray production, continous and discrete X-ray spectrums
3	Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter (energy-loss mechanisms, maximum energy transfer in a single collision)
4	Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter (The Bethe formula for stopping power, mean excitation energies, range, slowing-down time)
5	Interaction of electrons with matter (energy-loss mechanisms, collisional stopping power, radiative stopping power)
6	Interaction of electrons with matter (radiation yield, range, slowing-down time)
7	Interaction of photons with matter (photoelectric effect, compton effect, pair production and anhilation, photonuclear reactions)
8	Interaction of photons with matter (attenuation coefficients, energy-transfer and energy-absorption coefficients, cross-sections)
9	MID-TERM EXAM
10	Methods of Radiation Detection Ionization in gases, ionization current, ionization pulses.
11	Methods of Radiation Detection gas-filled detectors (ionization chamber, proportional counter, Geiger-Müller counter )
12	Band theory of solids, semiconductors, p-n junctions.
13	Semiconductor detectors (surface barrier detectors, Ge(Li) and Si(Li) detectors, HPGe detectors)
14	Scintillation, scintillation in organic scintillators, scintillation detectors. Thermoluminescence dosimeters, chemical dosimeters, calorimetry, neutron detectors.

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection (J.E. Turner)
Auxiliary references:
Radiation Detection and Measurement (G.F.Knoll)
Measurement and Detection of Radiation (N. Tsoulfanidis)
Introduction to Health Physics (H. Cember)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
2. Final examination will be evaluated by assay or test type examination technique

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to attend to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozlem.karadeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday between 10:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Reading	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10
LO.1	5			4	4	4	5		5	4
LO.2	5		4						4	4
LO.3	5	5	5	4	5	4			4	4
LO.4	5	5		4		4			4
LO.5				5			4		4	5
LO.6	5		5	5		4		4	5
LO.7	5								4
LO.8	5					5		4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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