PTI46200 – Radioactivity and radiation protection

Module
Radioactivity and radiation protection
Radioactivity and radiation protection
Module number
PTI46200
Version: 1
Faculty
Physikalische Technik / Informatik
Level
Bachelor
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Ralf Hinderer
Ralf.Hinderer(at)fh-zwickau.de
Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ralf Hinderer
Ralf.Hinderer(at)fh-zwickau.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Radioactivity and radiation protection"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Internship | 2.00 SCH Lecture with integrated exercise / seminar-lecture)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)

Praktikum (erfolgreiche Teilnahme)
in "Radioactivity and radiation protection"
Examination(s)

schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
in "Radioactivity and radiation protection"
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

Radioactivity: nuclear structure; radioactive decay; modes of radioactive decay; ionizing radiation; interaction of ionizing radiation with matter; detection and measurement of ionizing radiation; statistics; environmental radiation 

Radiation protection: biological effects of ionizing radiation; dose quantities; radiation dosimetry; legislation in radiation protection; occupational radiation exposure; practical radiation protection; shielding against ionizing radiation 

Practicals: measurement of α-, β-, γ-radiation; α-, β-, γ-spectroscopy; radon gas concentration; dosimetry; calculations in radiation protection
Qualification objectives

The students … 

  • know the different kinds of radioactive radiations and how to measure them 
  • have practical experience in the handling of radioactive sources 
  • can consider and apply important aspects of the legislation in radiation protection 
  • know how to protect against ionizing radiation 
  • have experience in dosimetry and can estimate the radiation exposure
Special admission requirements

keine
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
keine Angabe
Literature
  1. C.Grupen, M.Rodgers:” Radioactivity and Radiation”, Springer International Publishing Switzerland (2016) 
  2. E. Turner: “Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection”, Wiley-VCH (latest edition)
Notes
No information
Assignment to curriculum

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