SPH 451: RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Course Content

• Radiation basics: electromagnetic radiation, particle radiation. 
• Sources of radiation: radioactivity, accelerated particles, atomic energy transition.
• Types of radiation: non-ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation, black body radiation.               
• Interaction of radiation with matter: photons, charged particles, neutrons.
• Applications of ionizing radiation and radiative substances: medical, research, industry.
• Ionizing radiation exposure: terrestrial radiation, radiation exposure pathways, biological effects of ionizing radiation. 
• Ionizing radiation protection and safety: occupational exposure, exposure to the general public.   
• Dosimetric quantities: definitions of different dosimetric quantities, dose limits
• Radiation Detection: radiation detectors, personal dosimetry,
• Extra-terrestrial radiation: temporal and spatial variation of extra-terrestrial radiation, spectral distribution of extra-terrestrial radiation

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