- Docente: Emma Fabbri
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/36
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8473)
Learning outcomes
The student has, at the end of the module, knowledge and competence, related to the field of diagnostic imaging and medical radiobiology, with emphasis on radiation protection.
Course contents
Electromagnetic radiation
Ionizing radiation
atoms
X-rays
Radiation interaction with matter
Radioactivity radioactive decay
nuclear accidents
Use of radiation in medicine
Radiology nuclear medicine
Radiotherapy and Metabolic
Biological effects
dosimetry
regulations
detrimental to health
LDR
Definition of risk
biological effects of radiation
Absorbed dose, equivalent, effective
Weighting factors shields
Deterministic and stochastic effects
ICRP
Risk factors
Classification workers and access areas
Time factors, distance and shielding
Devices for radiation protection
dose distribution examples
Readings/Bibliography
•Fondamenti fisici della radioprotezione (M.Pelliccioni)
•Elementi di radioprotezione (C.Polvani)
•Fondamenti di dosimetria delle radiazioni ionizzanti (R.Laitano) •ICRP 57-60-82-103
•NCRP 147
Teaching methods
lectures (presentations ppt)
interactive sessions (discussions and questions)
Assessment methods
Written test of about ten multiple choice questions; it's a part of the examination Public Health
Teaching tools
Presentations in pdf format (part I and II) available at the end of the course Radiation Protection on the Almaweb website
Office hours
See the website of Emma Fabbri