Syllabus
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Course Code: EP-1004 (B) Course Name: Radiation Physics-II |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Principles of radiation detection Gas filled radiation detectors: ionization chambers, proportion counters, GM counters, and Spark counter. Scintillation (organic/inorganic) counter; Solid State Detector: Crystal detector, Semiconductor Detectors (Junction type detector, Lithium drift Germanium detector, and HPGe), Thermo – Luminescent Dosimeters (TLD), Chemical detectors (Photographic Emulsions Films), Radiation Monitoring Instruments and Calibration check of radiation monitoring equipment. |
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| 2 | Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Introduction, Cell Biology: Structure and function of living cell, cell division-mitosis, meiosis and differentiation, central dogma of molecular biology, genetic codes-DNA, RNA and Proteins; Effect of Radiation on Cell: inhibition of cell division, chromosome aberrations, genes mutation, and cell death; Biological effects of Radiation on Human: Somatic Effects (Early effect) and Stochastic effect (Late effect). |
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| 3 | Principles of Radiological Protection Justification of Practice, Optimization of Practice, and Dose Limitations; Internal Exposure, Dose Limit for (i) Radiation Workers (ii) Public, Occupational Exposure of Women, Apprentices and Students. Production of Radioisotopes and Labeled Compounds: Introduction, Separation of Isotopes, Production of labeled compounds, Specific Activity of labeled compounds, Storage, Quality, and Purity of Radio-labeled compounds. |
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| 4 | Radiation Hazard: Internal Hazards and External Hazards; Evaluation and Control of Radiation Hazard, Radiation Shield, Monitoring of External Radiation, Control of Internal Hazard: (i) Containment of Source (ii) Control of Environment (iii) Contamination (iv) Air Contamination Monitoring (v) Personal Contamination Monitoring (vi) Decontamination Procedures; Radiation Emergency and Preparedness. | |
