Ionizing Radiation Physics and Applications in Medicine and Biology
| Code | 9.4.3318.6 |
|---|---|
| Semester | 6th |
| Flow | Miscellaneous |
| Category | Obligatory by selection |
| Credits | 4 |
| Class Hours - Lab Hours | 3 - 1 |
| Lecturers | Alexandros Georgakilas (School of AMPS), ΔΙΑΚΑΚΗ Μ. |
Description
General principles of ionizing radiation physics and their sources. Properties of the ionizing radiation physics and their decay from the atomic nucleus. Theory and interaction mechanisms of the ionizing radiation (IR) with matter. Mass attenuation coefficient and attenuation length. Nuclear reactions and radio-isotopes production. Clinical applications of the radio-isotopes and the radio-pharmaceuticals. Introduction to the instrumentation and the detectors for the three basic -α, -β, -γradiation. Interaction of the IR with the biological matter. Biological effects and damage of the DNA of the cells due to IRs and neutrons. Compartment space theory and application of advanced clinical applications to SPECT and PET in combination with CT. Hadron therapy and other therapeutic and diagnostic methods via the accelerating beams. Introduction to dosimetry and ionizing radioprotection. A few laboratory exercises of nuclear physics are foreseen.