Course: Radiation Protection

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Course title Radiation Protection
Course code URT/EROCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Zemanová Eva, Ing. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
1. Basic legal regulations and institutions in the field of radiation protection. 2. Types of ionizing radiation sources - by origin, by charge, internal and external radiation 3. Principles of radiation protection, justification, optimization, dose limitation and source security, classification of workplaces, classification of radiation workers, ionizing radiation sources, definition of monitored and controlled zones 4. Method of patient protection, principle of optimization and its application in practice 5. Indication criteria, diagnostic reference levels, dose optimization limits, influence of technical parameters of IRR on patient dose, procedures for determining doses of patients and workers, National Radiological Standards. 6. Tests of ionizing radiation sources (acceptance, long-term stability, operational stability), clinical audits, specific requirements for ionizing radiation sources used for medical irradiation. 7. Fundamentals of atomic and nuclear physics, types of radiation, especially the interaction of IR with living matter, deterministic biological effects (tissue reactions), stochastic, assessment of health consequences, health damage. 8. Methods of detection and methods of measurement of ionizing radiation, quantities and units used in dosimetry and radiation protection. 9. Workplace monitoring, personal monitoring, monitoring of discharges, surroundings, limits for radiation workers, derived and authorized limits, monitoring levels. Monitoring program. 10. Radioactive substance, closed and open radionuclide source, criteria for exemption of ionizing radiation sources from regulation, transfer, disposal of ionizing radiation sources, release of radionuclides into the environment, release levels. 11. IZ as a risk factor of working conditions, assessment of health risks, health care system for persons professionally irradiated (occupational medical services), for persons irradiated during radiation emergencies, or representative person, method of their determination. 12. Radiation emergencies, types of contamination, decontamination procedures. 13. Response preparedness and response to a radiation emergency, Internal emergency plan, External emergency plan, National radiation emergency plan. 14. Limitation of exposure, methods of protection against ionizing radiation, calculation of shielding. 15. Training within the scope of Section 50, paragraph 1 of Decree No. 422/2016 Coll., on radiation protection for entry into the controlled zone of the RDG workplace, NM and RT workplace, as a student preparing for their profession - obtaining a document that can be used at the workplace during practice and preparation for the profession.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic legal regulations and institutions in the field of radiation protection. Types of ionizing radiation sources - by origin, by charge, internal and external radiation. Principles of radiation protection, justification, optimization, dose limitation and source security, classification of workplaces, classification of radiation workers, ionizing radiation sources, definition of monitored and controlled zones.
Students will be able to apply the general principles of radiation protection in specific situations, assess the associated radiation risks, design preventive measures
Prerequisites
Basics of radiation physics and radiobiology

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Test

Test, presentation
Recommended literature
  • ICRP Publication 103: The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.
  • . Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer. Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography - Focused on radiation protection in medical imaging.
  • UNSCEAR Reports (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation), for example: ?Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation?, which summarizes scientific knowledge about the effects of ionizing radiation.
  • Claus Grupen. Introduction to Radiation Protection: Practical Knowledge for Handling Radioactive Sources? ? A practically oriented textbook focused on the safe handling of radioactive materials.
  • Michael G. Stabin. Radiation Protection and Dosimetry: An Introduction to Health Physics ? A comprehensive introduction to the issues of radiation protection and dosimetry.


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