Physical aspects of radiation protection

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BROCHURE

academic year

2023-2024

2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Stéphane SIMON (Coordinator) and Nicolas PAULY

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Elements of radiation protection, radiation shielding for various sources of radiation (X-ray, neutrons, charged particles,...), general principles of decontamination

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Explain the basic elements of radiation protection, in particular for medical applications

Teaching methods and learning activities

course + exercises (including Monte Carlo simulations) + laboratories

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Radiation Shielding, J. K. Shultis, American Nuclear Society, 2000

Other information

Contacts

Stéphane Simon (stephane.simon@bordet.be)te: 02 541 3811

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

Oral examination

Oral examination

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

70% for the oral examination, 30% for the exercices and laboratories

Language(s) of evaluation

english