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B.S. HEALTH PHYSICS [PHYS-680] SYLLABUS
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Review: Artificial and Natural Radioactivity,
Units of Radioactivity (Bq, Ci, etc). Modes of Radioactive decay, Activity,
half life and mean life of radio nuclides.
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Basic Radiation Physics: Formation of radio nuclides,
Interaction of Radiation (Charged Particles and Photons) with matter,
Interaction of neutrons with matter, Human Exposure to Radiation.
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Radiation Dosimetry: Absorbed Dose, Exposure, Exposure-Dose
Relationship, Measurement of Absorbed Dose and Exposure, Dose Evaluation,
Inhaled and Ingested radioactivity, Internally deposited radioisotopes.
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Biological effects of Radiation: Dose-Response Characteristics,
Acute and Delayed effects of Radiation, Risk Coefficient estimates,
Quality factor and Radiation Weighting Factor.
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Health Physics Instruments: Radiation Detectors:
gas filled particle counters, Scientillation Counters, semiconductor
detectors. Dose Measuring Instrument: Personal Monitoring (Pocket
dosimeters, Film Badges), Thermoluminsence and electronic dosimeters,
survey meters. Detection of Neutrons.
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Nuclear Medicine: Introduction, Radiopharmaceuticals,
Collimeters, Gamma camera, X-Radiography, Computed Tomography, SPECT
& PET. Introduction to MRI, Ultrasound in medicine, Radiation
Therapy.
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Recommended Text:
1. Camber H., “Introduction to Health Physics”,
3rd Edition, Pergamon Press (1996).
2. Rachel. A. Powsner, & Edward R. Powsner; “Essential of
Nuclear Medicine”, Black well Science, (1998).
3. Bushberg J T, Seibert J A et al., “The Essential Physics
of Medical Imaging”, Williams and Wilkins (1994).
4. William R, Hendee and Russel Ritenour, “Medical Imaging Physics”,
3rd Edition, Mosby-Year Book (1992).
5. J.E. Coggle, “Biological Effects of Radiation”, 2nd
Edition, Taylor & Francis ltd, (1983).
6. Knoll G.F, “Radiation Detection and Measurements”,
2nd Edition , John Wiley (1990)
7. Martin and Harbison, “An Introduction to Radiation Protection”
3rd Edition, Chapman & Hill (1986).
8. William R, Handee Geoffrey S. Ibbott, “Radiation Therapy
Physics”, 2nd Edition, Mosby-Year Book Inc. (1996).
9. Lilley J. S. “Nuclear Physics Principles and Applications”,
John Wiley, (2003).
10. Murray R.L, “Nuclear Energy”, Butter Worth-Heinemann;
(2001).
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