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RAD 303 Radiobiology, Radiation Protection and Dosimetry

300 levelMedical & Health Sciences11 topics

RAD 303 covers 11 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Interaction of radiation with matter
  2. Biological effects of ionising radiation at cellular level
  3. Deterministic and stochastic effects
  4. Radiosensitivity of tissues
  5. Dose-response relationships
  6. Units of radiation dose
  7. Principles of radiation protection: justification, optimisation and dose limitation
  8. The ALARA principle
  9. Personnel monitoring devices and dosimeters
  10. Shielding and protective barriers
  11. Regulatory framework for radiation safety

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Interaction of radiation with matter

The interaction of radiation with matter explains how ionizing radiation transfers energy to atoms and molecules, producing excitation, ionization, and secondary particles. For exams, you must master the main interaction mechanisms for charged particles, photons, and neutrons because these processes determine attenuation, energy deposition, biological effect, shielding, and detector response.

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