COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIATION PROTECTION AND RADIATION SAFETY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDF 6002 RADIATION PROTECTION AND RADIATION SAFETY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Medical Physics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL YURT

Offered to

Medical Physics

Course Objective

This course aims at protecting from radiation of patient, environment and health workers providing radiation safety on the diagnostic and therapy equipment. However it describes biological effects and risks of radiation.Tanı ve tedavi amaçlı uygulamalarda hasta, radyasyon çalışanı ve çevre radyasyondan korumak ve radyasyon güvenliğini sağlayabilecek her türlü önlemi almak ve uygulamaktır.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describes the radiation and applies to radiation protection rules.
2   Being able to makes dose measurement and knows calculation methods
3   Being able to evaluate the effect of Low / high radiation dose
4   Being able to define radiation protection and security-related authorities
5   Being able to prepare hazard contingency plans in the working department with radiation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Shielding design
2 Radioactivity, radiation types
3 Regulations/recommendations
4 Personnel monitoring
5 Low dose level hazards
6 Biologic effects of the radiation
7 Guidelines/instructions for personnel
8 Dosimetry Techniques (design/calibration/use)
9 Patient dose measurement techniques
10 High/low kevel waste
11 Phantom materials for diagnostic X-ray beams
12 Principles of occupational dose measurement
13 Monte Carlo modelling organ doses; foetal doses; room scatter etc.
14 Dose reduction

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Sprawls Jr. P. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging Wisconsin.
Bushong SC, Radiologic Science for Technologist Texas.
Gray JE, Winkler NT, Stears J. And Frank ED Quality Control ın Diagnostic Imaging Maryland.
Hendee WR, Ritenour ER, Medical Imaging Physics USA.
Auxiliary references: Bor D. Diagnostik Radyoloji Fiziği , Ankara

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 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50+ FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 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

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)

aysegul.yurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 10:00-12:00

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 final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 26 26
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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