84650 - Radioprotection -

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Claudia Sassi
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/36
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student have a basic knowledge of radiation protection procedures regarding humans and environment.  

Course contents

Background on radiation - Electromagnetic waves - Ionizing radiation - Interactions with matter - Attenuation - Dosimetry - External and internal irradiation - Distribution of ionizations - Radiobiology (biological effects, radiosensitivity, stochastic and non-stochastic damage) - Radiation protection (legislative sources, principles, exposure limits, work areas, classification of workers, radioprotection and pregnancy).

Readings/Bibliography

The teaching material relating to the lessons held will be available on the 'Virtuale - virtual learning environment' - platform of the University of Bologna, with limited access to university students.

To complete the program, the "Ionizing Radiation Protection Manual - Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Health Physics Service - August 2011, version 3" will be available on the same website.

Teaching methods

face-to-face lessons with PPT presentations

Assessment methods

A final written exam will verify the acquired knowledge and skills. The test includes a series of multiple choice questions, diversified for each topic of the program and periodically updated.

The mark reported in the single teaching module is averaged (weighted average by number of credits) with the partial marks obtained in the other modules of the integrated course.

The outcome of the ongoing test of the single module will be valid only for the academic year of the test itself.

Teaching tools

PPT slides

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Sassi