| Course code | CTU20 |
| Course title | Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radioactive Sources: Present Situation in the Light of Recent International Requirements |
| Institution | Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Course address | Thakurova 7 |
| City | Prague 6 |
| Minimum year of study | 4th year |
| Minimum level of English | Good |
| Minimum level of French | None |
| Key words | Ionizing radiation, radiation protection, international safety requirements |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Jozef Sabol |
| Telephone | +420 733 311 843 |
| Fax | |
| jozef.sabol@gmail.com | |
| Participating professors | |
| Number of places | Minimum: 8, Maximum: 20, Reserved for local students: 0 |
| Objectives | To introduce all relevant aspects of radiation protection and the safety of radioactive sources including quantities and units used in radiation protection, dosimetry, health physics and radiation measurements as well as some basic aspects of the measurements and monitoring of these quantities. To understand the use of basic radiation quantities and units for the interpretation of results obtained by dosimeters or radiation monitors based on various types of detectors. |
| Programme to be followed | The lectures will include the following topics: Properties of ionizing radiation, Sources of radiation, Radiation fields and interaction of radiation with matter, Radiation quantities and units, Biological effects of radiation, Monitoring of radiation and radionuclides, Objectives and principles or radiation protection, International recommendations and requirements, Radiation protection standards and their implementation, Radiation and nuclear accidents including the lessons to be learned, Prevention against radiological terrorism |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of elementary atomic and nuclear physics |
| Course exam | Written exam with the duration of 1 hour. |
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