ERF626 - RADIATION HYGENE (RADIATION PROTECTION)
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADIATION HYGENE (RADIATION PROTECTION) | ERF626 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assist.Prof.Dr. Mine Silindir Günay, Prof.Dr. A. Yekta Özer, Prof. Dr. Suna Erdoğan | |||||
| Course objective | The course aim is to teach the student radiation monitoring of working area, staff and equipment while working with radioactive materials and dose limits. Additionally, to teach the measurements taken obligatorily during the production of radiopharmaceuticals, transportation of radioactive materials, radioactive waste and regulatory requirements. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | - General knowledge on radioactivity and radioisotopes - Principles of health physics - Biological effects of radiation - Equipment for health physics, dosimeters and dose limits - Decontamination procedures - Protection of staff working at radiopharmacy laboratory - Radiation monitoring of working area, air, surface, staff - Transportation of radioactive materials, disposal of radioactive wastes, - Regulations | |||||
| References | 1- ICRP Publication No: 53, Annals of the ICRP-Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals, 1994. 2- ICRP Publication No: 72, Annals of the ICRP-Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals, 1998. 3- IAEA No: 115, Safety Standards-Int. Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, 1996. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | General knowledge on radioisotopes |
| Week 3 | Principles of health physics |
| Week 4 | Radiation damage; biological effects of radiation |
| Week 5 | Equipment for health physics and dose limits |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Decontamination procedures |
| Week 8 | Absorbed radiation dose, dosimeters |
| Week 9 | Protection of staff |
| Week 10 | Radiation monitoring of working area, air, surface, staff |
| Week 11 | Transportation of radioactive materials |
| Week 12 | Disposal of radioactive wastes |
| Week 13 | Regulations |
| Week 14 | Regulations |
| Week 15 | Arrangements for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 66 | 66 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 142 | 220 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest