NE-602: Radiation Protection Engineering I. (3) II. Basic principles and concepts of radiation protection. Analysis of radioactive decay systematics, dose and risk concepts, description of natural and other sources of ionizing radiation, basic procedures of external and internal dose evaluation, waste storage and disposal. Three hours lec. a week. Pr: NE-500 and 505, Pr or conc.: NE-512.
R.E. Faw, J.K. Shultis
Radiological Assessment: Sources and Exposures, by R.E. Faw and J.K. Shultis, Prentice-Hall, 1993.
Students are expected to have an understanding of mathematics through ordinary differential equations, including Laplace transforms; elementary nuclear physics, including theories of alpha-particle and beta-particle decay; and mechanics of particle interactions. Students are expected to make use of FORTRAN programming in solution of problems.
Understanding of professional requirements for work in areas of radiological assessment, health physics, and medical physics. Understanding of principles and concepts and ability to deal assessment of risks of ionizing radiation, especially internal and external dosimetry for human subjects,
Scope of Instruction
Two one-hour examinations and one two-hour comprehensive final examination.