Unit PHYSICS OF IONIZING RADIATIONS
- Course
- Physics
- Study-unit Code
- A002573
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- Fisica medica
- Teacher
- Roberto Tarducci
- Teachers
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- Roberto Tarducci
- Hours
- 42 ore - Roberto Tarducci
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- FIS/07
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- 1. Dosimetry and microdosimetry (fundamental concepts)
2. Radio-protection (fundamental concepts)
3. Dose calculation in radiotherapy and radiology - Reference texts
- Laitano RF; Fondamenti di dosimetria delle radiazioni ionizzanti 5a ed., ENEA (2019)
Attix FH; Introduction to Radiological Physics Radiation Dosimetry-Wiley-VCH (1986) - Educational objectives
- To understand theoretical and pratical aspects of the application of ionizing radiation to diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
Examples will concern: oncological radiotherapy (calculation of the radiation dose, calculation of the optimal beam geometry, ...); radiology (calculation of dose indicators); nuclear medicine (radionuclide incorporation models); radiation protection (analysis of the impact of a radiological emergency) - Prerequisites
- Classical electrodynamics e quantum mechanics
- Teaching methods
- interactive lesson
- Learning verification modality
- required to pass an oral examination
- Extended program
- 1. Interactions of Charged Particles with Matter (2 lessons)
2. Interactions of Photons with Matter (2 lessons)
3. Interactions of Neutrons with Matter (2 lessons)
4. Kinetics of Radioactive Decay (4 lessons)
5. Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry (6 lessons)
6. Radiation Dosimetry in Radiotherapy and Radiology (6 lessons)