Level of study
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
In the first part of this teaching unit, a general approach to radiation-matter interactions will be developed by addressing the different interactions and the associated detection methods. A second part will develop all the notions of radioprotection through the effects of radiation on living matter as well as the means of protection adapted for man and the environment.
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 12h
TD : 8h
Objectives
The objective of this teaching unit is to present the tools of radiometry, to understand the mechanisms of interaction between ionizing radiation and living matter, to know the modes of exposure to ionizing radiation and to use this knowledge to understand the means of protection, the rules and the requirements related to radiation protection.
Necessary pre-requisites
Basic elements in radioactivity
Knowledge control
Final test
Syllabus
- Radiation/matter interactions :
- - Different categories of interactions
- - Detection methods
- - Inventory of the different detectors
- Effects of radiation on living matter:
- - Quantities and units: activity, absorbed dose, equivalent dose, effective dose
- - Different exposure modes
- - Effects on the cell and on the organism: deterministic effects, stochastic effects
- - Data source: epidemiology, experimental studies
- - Case of low doses
- Protection of man and the environment:
- - Protection in facilities: principles of radiation protection - ALARA approach
- - Individual and collective radioprotection means
- - Different exposure modes
- - Protection of the environment: discharges, transfers, damage to the organism