Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RADIATION PROTECTION 101538 4 + 0 4.0 9.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The main philosophy of radiation protection for human health from International bodies (ICRP, IAEA etc.) will be described to the students within this course. Main protection principles and issues about medical exposures will be discussed. The aims of the course are to teach the students of the health physics and/or medical physics about fundamentals of radiation protection, radiation exposure, radiation dosimetry used in hospital and other medical centres, and the concepts on radiation shielding.
Course Content Fundamentals of radiation protection physics, Exposure, absorbed dose, dose equivalent quantities, dose of record, directional dose, The philosophy of radiation protection, main radiation safety standards and radiation safety practices, Radiation protection guides and exposure limits, External and internal exposures, protection techniques, Radiation protection of employees, Calculation of dose due to charged particles, photons, neutrons, Internal dose concepts, Principles of radiation shielding, Shielding calculation on medical x-ray imaging systems or different medical systems, Safe storage and transport of medical radioisotopes and radioactive materials
Learning Outcomes 1) European Union accepted definitions about occupational groups who will work in medical practice. Students who pass this course, with the remaining courses, will be capable of carrying out this expertise. They will learn the external and internal dose calculation principles, exposure limits for public and radiation workers. They will also provide inside into the radiation shielding calculation related to some medical x-ray imaging rooms. They will learn the guides about safe storage and transport of medical radioisotopes.
2) Students will learn biological effects of radiation and radiation protection methods
3) Learn the fundamental concepts of radiation, radioactivity, radioactive decay, radiation dose and can make the relevant calculations.
4) To learn national and international codes and standarts on radiation protection

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Fundamentals of radiation protection physics Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Exposure, absorbed dose, dose equivalent quantities, dose of record, Hp(10), Hp(0,07), H*(10), directional dose, H (d,) Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The philosophy of radiation protection, main radiation safety standards and radiation safety practices (RSO, RSC, RSP program, QMP program, ALARA program) Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Radiation protection guides and exposure limits (ICRP60, ICRP 103 Recommendations) Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week External and internal exposures, protection techniques Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Radiation protection of employees Lecture
Symposium; Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Calculation of dose due to charged particles Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Calculation of dose due to photons Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Calculation of dose due to neutrons Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Internal dose concepts (Effective dose, committed effective dose, CEDE, TEDE, Deep dose equivalent, shallow dose, DAC, ALI) Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Principles of radiation shielding Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Shielding calculation on medical x-ray imaging systems or different medical systems Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Safe storage and transport of medical radioisotopes and radioactive materials Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week final Problem Solving
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
1) B.Dörschell The Physics of Radiation Protection , 2) International Basic Safety Standarts for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources , Interim Edit., 3) Max H. Lombardi Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine 2nd ed., 4) ICRP 103(2007)

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
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PY250000
PY350000
PY450000
PY550000
PY750000
PY1050000
PY1950000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 8
Homework 5 5
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 2 1
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 2 5
Midterm Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload