Course: Radiation protection

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Course title Radiation protection
Course code FZS/ROCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Landa Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Beran Tomáš, MUDr.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Selected concepts of nuclear physics, atoms and atomic nuclei, periodic table, basic types of chemical bonds and their energy, table of nuclides, meaning of terms radioactivity and ionizing radiation 2) Basic terms in radiation protection, legislation, regulations and recommendations in radiation protection, SÚJB, ICRP, SÚRO, IAEA 3) Radioactivity, causes of radioactivity, beta minus conversion, positron conversion, electron capture, alpha conversion, spontaneous fission, gamma conversion and internal conversion, description of radioactive conversion, nuclear reactions, annihilation 4) Types and properties of ionizing radiation; alpha radiation, beta radiation, electromagnetic radiation, gamma radiation, X-ray radiation, annihilation radiation, neutron radiation 5) Quantities and units used in radiation protection 6) Interaction of radiation with matter in terms of energy transfer and absorption 7) Natural and artificial sources of population radiation; external radiation from natural sources, concentration of natural radionuclides in the environment including water and food, quantification of external radiation contributions and internal contamination to total effective dose; open and closed radiator 8) Effects of ionizing radiation, principles of rationale, optimization and limitation in radiation protection 9) Monitoring program (persons and working environment), dose limits, workplace categorization, contribution from external exposure and internal contamination, control of radioactive substances discharges into the environment 10) Quantification of external radiation and internal contamination contributions to total effective dose 11) Control of worker exposure, appropriate dose limits, monitoring requirements for persons and work environment 12) Control of population exposure, relevant dose limits, contribution from external exposure and internal contamination, control of discharges of radioactive substances into the environment 13) Medical exposure control (patients, persons assisting in diagnostic examinations, volunteers involved) for research) 14) Procedures for prevention and mitigation of consequences of radiation accidents, minimization of radiological consequences, emergency preparedness of workplaces, monitoring of emergency situations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Students' self-study
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the principles and tasks of radiation protection, without which no application of IR and use of radionuclides can be done without. The main variables and units needed to quantify the exposure of persons are summarized. Questions related to the determination of the contribution of individual components of the irradiation (external and internal component) to the total effective dose are discussed in detail. Special attention is paid to the control of exposure of workers, residents and patients. Appropriate dose limits and their interpretation in terms of applicable legislative requirements are given. Emergency situations related to nuclear and radiation accidents are also discussed. Finally, the main documents and recommendations concerning radiation protection are presented.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Exam: - self-study, - oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • FILIP, Jiří. Radiační ochrana ve stomatologii. Černá Hora: VF, 2013. ISBN 978-80-260-4888-6.
  • FILIPOVÁ, A. et al. Radiační ochrana při radiační mimořádné události. Hradec Králové: Univerzita obrany, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7231-366-2.
  • HUŠÁK, Václav. Radiační ochrana pro radiologické asistenty. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009. ISBN 978-80-244-2350-0.
  • SABOL, Jozef a Petr VLČEK. Radiační ochrana v radioterapii. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04757-6.
  • SÚKUPOVÁ, Lucie. Radiační ochrana při rentgenových výkonech - to nejdůležitější pro praxi. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0709-4.
  • ŠVEC, Jiří. Radiační ochrana: skriptum. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-571-6.
  • ULLMANN, Vojtěch. Jaderná a radiační fyzika. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7368-669-7.


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