BME 6535 – RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS, MEASUREMENTS, AND DOSIMETRY – SUMMER 2013

BME6535–RADIOLOGICALPHYSICS,MEASUREMENTS,ANDDOSIMETRY–SUMMER2013
CourseDescription (3Credits)
Interactions and measurement techniques for x‐rays, gamma rays, neutrons and charged particles with matter;
radioactive decay processes, ion chamber measurements, scintillation detectors, and dosimetry techniques.
Applicationsofcavitytheoryanddosimetrymeasurementinmedicalphysics.
CoursePrerequisites: Upperlevelcollegephysics.
CourseObjectives: Develop an in‐depth understanding of the physics of ionizing radiations and their interactions with matter.
Studentswillexploremethodsofthegenerationanddetectionofphotons,chargedparticles,electrons,positrons,
andneutrons.Studentswillbecomeproficientinmeasurementapplicationsforavarietyofradiationsourcesand
thesubsequentevaluationofradiationdose.
Instructor:
Dr.WesleyE.Bolch,109AMedicalPhysicsBuilding,(352)273‐0303,[email protected]
MeetingTimes:
EDGELectures/EmailwithFaculty
Textbook:
IntroductiontoRadiologicalPhysicsandRadiationDosimetry
FrankH.Attix
Wiley‐VCHVerlagGmbH&Company(2004)
ISBN‐13:978‐0‐471‐01146‐0
RadiationDetection&Measurement
GlennF.Knoll
JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.(2010)–4thEdition
ISBN:978‐0‐470‐13148‐0(Hardback)
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80%
FinalExam
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BME 6535 – Radiation Detection, Measurement, and Dosimetry WE Bolch Page 1 CoursePolicies
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BME 6535 – Radiation Detection, Measurement, and Dosimetry WE Bolch Page 2 CourseOutline:
1.IntroductionandReviewofRadiationInteractions
Ionizingandnon‐ionizingradiationsdefined
Overviewofradiationinteractions
Non‐ionizingandIonizing
Photoninteractionsoverview
Chargedparticleinteractionsoverview
Neutroninteractionsoverview
2.RadiationFields,QuantitiesandUnits
FluenceandFluxunits
Angularandenergydistributions
Sourcecharacteristicsandexamples
Relationshipstoenergydeposition
3.EnergyTransferandDose,QuantitiesandUnits
Kerma
AbsorbedDose
Exposure
Chargedparticleequilibrium
4.FundamentalsofIonChambers
Energydeposition&chargecollection
Laboratoryexercises‐ Exposuremeasurementinx‐raybeams
5.Attenuation&InteractionRates
ExponentialAttenuation
Multipleabsorptionmediaandprocesses
NarrowversusBroadbeamattenuation
Laboratoryexercises‐
Measurementofattenuation
Measurementofscatter/primaryratio
6.RadioactiveDecay
Nucleartransitions
Modesofdecay
Energyspectra
Radioactiveseriesdecay
Applications
Sourcedetection&analysis
Medicalapplications
Radioisotopegeneration
7.PhotonInteractions
CoherentScattering
Incoherentscattering
PhotoelectricEffect
PairProduction
InversePairProduction
PhotonCrossSections
ExponentialAttenuation
BME 6535 – Radiation Detection, Measurement, and Dosimetry WE Bolch ClassNotes
Attix–Chapter1
Attix–Chapters2&4
Knoll–Chapter5
Attix–Chapter12
Attix–Chapter3
Attix–Chapter6
Attix–Chapter7
Page 3 SingleCollisionVolumetricPhotonTracing
PhotonuclearInteractions
Applications
Primaryandscattermeasurements
CTDIandDLP
8.ChargedParticlesInteractions
IonizingInteractions
StoppingPower
QuantumMechanicalandRelativisticCorrections
Range
Applications
Alphaparticles
Fissionfragments
Protontherapy
9.X‐RayProduction
X‐rayFluorescence
Radiativestoppingpower
Thinandthicktargetbremsstrahlung
Applications
Generators
Linacs
Beamqualityandfiltering
10.ScintillationDetectors
Physicsofscintillation
Pulseheightanalysisandprocessing
11.LuminescentDosimetry
ThermoluminescentDosimetry
OpticallyStimulatedLuminescence
12.ElectronicDosimeters
MOSFETs
Diodesandsemiconductordevices
13.CavityTheory
Bragg‐GrayCavityTheory
Spencer‐GrayCavityTheory
Applications
TLDandOSLDosimetry
Linacbeamcalibration
14.NeutronInteractions
NeutronGeneration
CoherentScatteringofNeutrons
IncoherentScatteringofNeutrons
NeutronThermalization
NeutronAbsorptions
FissionandFissionCross‐Sections
Applications‐ActivationandshieldingandNeutrondetectionschemes
BME 6535 – Radiation Detection, Measurement, and Dosimetry WE Bolch Attix–Chapter8
Attix–Chapter9
Knoll–Chapter8
Knoll–Chapter19
Knoll–Chapter19
Attix–Chapter10
Attix–Chapter16
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