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RADIATION PHYSICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
RDP103 RADIATION PHYSICS 1 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to Radiation Physics -
2 - Materials and properties, atomic and features -
3 - Introduction to radiotherapy device -
4 - The use of radioactive radiation fields -
5 - The concept of radiation and radiation types -
6 - Ionizing and nonionizing radiations -
7 - X-ray definition, acquisition and its place in the health care field -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - X-ray Specifications -
10 - Treatment devices; low energy x-ray apparatus -
11 - Treatment devices; high energy X-ray apparatus -
12 - Dosage units, the irradiation dose, dose measurement means, the radiation absorption dose -
13 - Dose measuring absorbed dose and dose calculation parameters-1 -
14 - Dose measuring absorbed dose and dose calculation parameters-2 -
15 - Radiation protection -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -