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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS RYT 2255 RADIATION PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN RADIOTHERAPY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ZAFER KARAGÜLER

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students to learn and practice the basic principles of radiation protection to minimize or prevent the harmful effects of radiation that produced by the radiotherapy devices used for diagnostic and therapeutic on patient, staff and the community.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know effects of radiation on biological systems according to its structure and energy. 2   To define basic radiation units. 3   To know the basic radiation protection. 4   To know legal rules about radiation safety. 5   To gain the ability for the use of radiation detection systems. 6   To take task for the emergency conditions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction Structure of the radiotherapy department. Designs of the radiotherapy departments. Designs of the rooms where ionise radiation used. 2 General concepts What is Radiation Types of Radiation. The basic principles of radiation protection. 3 Radiation dose and units 4 The Biological Effects of Radiation The outer irradiation. The inner irradiation. Medical irradiation. The vocational irradiation. The public irradiation. The risk analysis. 5 Radiation shielding Emergency plans The implementation of emergency plans 6 Important Principles of radiobiology 7 Molecular and cellular radiobiology 8 Harmful Effects of Radiation Early effects of radiation Late effects of radiation The Epidemiological studies 9 Radiation Protection of worker by himself Personel protactive precautions for radiation worker Dose limits and protocols 10 Radiation protection of patients and patient relatives Radiation safety of patients. 11 Medical irradiations. 12 Legal Legislation Related to Radiation Safety Radiation safety legislation of NDK Structure of the Radiation Safety Committees Other legal legislations relevant to radiation safety.

Recomended or Required Reading

IAEA-TECDOC-1423 Optimization of the radiological protection of patients undergoing radiography, fluoroscopy and computed tomography NCRP REPORT No. 151 Structural Shielding Design and Evaluation for Megavoltage X- and Gamma-Ray Radiotherapy Facilities

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The slide presentations, discussions

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: zafer.karaguler@deu.edu.tr Tel: +90 232 412 42 35 +90 555 218 41 21

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 6 6 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 38

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 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 3 3 5 1 2 LO.2 5 5 LO.3 5 3 2 LO.4 5 5 LO.5 5 5 1 5 LO.6 5