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| Code | MEDF536 |
| Name | Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 7 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety
Course Content
Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Lecture notes (For Medical Faculty Students - İsmail Günay) Biophysics (Ferit Pehlivan) Biophysics (Gürbüz Çelebi) Internet Search
Notes
Internet Research
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows radiation and radiation sources |
| LO02 | Knows the safety limits of radiation |
| LO03 | Knows and uses radiation protection equipment |
| LO04 | Designs different applications to improve the ionizing radiation method to be given to the patient. |
| LO05 | Determines the method when ionizing radiation is delivered to the patient |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | List and explain the functions of health organizations; explains how national and international health institutions are organized; explains how clinics are managed. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the technical infrastructure required for qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the European Community and national legal frameworks, regulations, guides and codes of practice related to the subject of Medical Physics. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses physical concepts, principles and theories in detail and numerically to explain structure, function, characteristics and limitations in fields covering Medical Physics; explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons) and other physical agents (electric energy, static electricity/magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in detail and quantitatively. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the beneficial and adverse/harmful biological effects of ionizing radiation and different physical agents associated with medical devices numerically with biological models. Explain the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain deterministic/stochastic, early/late, teratogenic/genetic effects for each physical agent. | 1 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes a list from the literature on General Physics, Medical Physics and Health Physics in order to systematically review something in the field of Medical Physics practice. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Applies the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to clinical problems related to the clinical use of medical devices, safety/risk management related to ionizing radiation. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines and explains the various dosimetric quantities used; explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). | 3 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs clinical and biomedical studies that are numerical and based on a rigorous statistical base. | |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines the method during the delivery of ionizing radiation to the patient and designs different applications to improve this method. | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is radiation? | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | What are the types of radiation? | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 3 | X-Rays | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Where X-rays are used | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Imaging types | 4Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Gama-Rays | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Gamma-rays in imaging | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Ionizing and Non-ionizing radiation | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Properties of alpha, beta and gamma rays | Student reads the related section before class | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 11 | Use of ionizing rays | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 12 | PET imaging | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 13 | Radiology and Nuclear Medicine | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Radiation Oncology | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Radiation and protection methods used in departments | Student reads the related section before class | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 173 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,92 | ||
| ECTS | 7 ECTS | ||