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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RADIATION PHYSICS RTP151 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Bahadır BOYACIOĞLU
Assistants
Goals To provide students with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of radiation physics • To enable students to understand how this concepts and principles are applied in vocational training • To make students acquire scientific thinking skills.
Course Content Structure of Matter and Radiation, Energy Levels and Atomic Spectra, The Structure of Nucleus, Applications of Nuclear Physics , Basic Principles of Medical Imaging Techniques, Accelerators, Radiotherapy, Radiation Safety
Learning Outcomes 1) Structure of Matter and Radiation, Energy Levels and Atomic Spectra, The Structure of Nucleus, Applications of Nuclear Physics , Basic Principles of Medical Imaging Techniques, Accelerators, Radiotherapy, Radiation Safety
2) Explain the interaction of radiation with matter and the formation of ionizing radiation
3) Explain the fundamental principles of atom and structure of matter.
4) Describe knowledge of radiation units.
5) Explain the methods of radiation protection.
6) Analyse nuclear processes.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION • Structure of Matter • What is Radiation? • Ionization • Types of radiation • Photoelectric Effect • Compton effect • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION • About X-rays • The mechanisms of X-rays scattering and absorbtion • The properties of X-rays • The parameters of X-ray devices • X-Ray Interaction with Matter • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION • Bohr Atom Model • Photons and Electromagnetic Waves • Wave Properties of Particle • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week ENERGY LEVELS AND ATOMIC SPECTRUMS • Atomic Models • Hidrogen Atom • Spin Magnetic Quantum Number • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week ENERGY LEVELS AND ATOMIC SPECTRUMS • Atomic Transitions • Periodic Table • The spectrums of X-Rays and Atoms with many-electron • Proble Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week THE STRUCTURE OF NUCLEUS • Some Properties of Nuclei • Stable Nuclei • Spin And Magnetic Moment of Nucleus • Binding Energy • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week THE STRUCTURE OF NUCLEUS • Radioactivity • Radioactive Decay • Natural Radioactivity • Nuclear Reactions • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week MIDTERM EXAMINATION

9. Week APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS • Nuclear Fission • Nuclear Fusion • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS • Damages of Radiation • Radiation Detection • Units of Radiation • Problem Solving Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES • X-ray Imaging Techniques • Computed Tomography (CT) • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques (MRI) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES • Nuclear Medicine Imaging Techniques • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) • Ultrasound Imaging Techniques Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week ACCELERATORS • General information about accelerators • Usage area of accelerators Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week RADIOTHERAPY • What is Radiotherapy? • The tpes of Radiotherapy • The applications of Radiotherapy Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week RADIATION SAFETY • Introduction • ALARA • Responsibilities Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bahadır Boyacıoğlu, https://acikders.ankara.edu.tr/course/view.php?id=1312
Cember, H., & Johnson, T. E. (2009). Introduction to health physics: NNRA Library.
Hendee, W. R., & Ritenour, E. R. (2003). Medical imaging physics: John Wiley & Sons.
Khan, F. M., & Gibbons, J. P. (2014). Khan's the physics of radiation therapy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 13 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 13 2
Homework 13 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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