RADIATION PROTECTION

Degree course: 
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2024/2025
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2024/2025
Course type: 
Supplementary compulsory subjects
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Basics of radiation physics.
Sources of ionizing radiation in medicine.
Radiation-matter interaction.
Dosimetric quantities.
Biological effects of radiation.
General principles of radiation protection.
Exposures during pregnancy.
General principles and safety standards of radiation protection in radiological procedures.
Italian law.
Workers' doses evaluation.

Lessons

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