COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIATION PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 5018 RADIATION PHYSICS ELECTIVE 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 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


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

English

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

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LO.2543344
LO.3555454344
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LO.5535445
LO.6525534345
LO.7522334
LO.85545

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