NUCL 5440G - Advanced Radiation Biophysics and Microdosimetry

This course introduces advanced concepts in radiation biophysics with an emphasis on the stochastic nature of radiation interaction with biological systems and the microdosimetric analysis of radiation effects. The course reviews fundamental charged particle interaction processes and the measurement of radiation energy deposition on the microscopic and sub-microscopic scale and how this knowledge can be used to quantify radiation quality. Microdosimetric descriptions of radiation quality are also discussed in terms of low-dose radiation protection, medical applications of low Light Energy Transfer radiation and high LET radiation therapy as well as the special nature of radiation fields encountered in space.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate courses in nuclear physics, radiation detection and the interaction of radiation with matter or NUCL 5060G - Nuclear Concepts for Engineers and Scientists.