All chapters referenced in the below table are
from James Turner's Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection, 2nd
edition, Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
| 1 |
Course Introduction/Radiation History |
Ch. 1, Ch. 2.1-2.4
Handouts |
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| 2 |
Fundamentals of the Atom |
Ch. 2.1-2.4 |
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| 3 |
Nuclear Binding Energy |
Ch. 3.1-3.2 |
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| 4 |
Radioactive Decay: Alpha |
Ch. 3.3 |
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| 5 |
Radioactive Decay: Beta/Gamma/Decay Schemes |
Ch. 3.4-3.8 |
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| 6 |
Activity and Exponential Decay |
Ch. 4.1-4.4 |
Problem Set 1 Due |
| 7 |
Radioactive Dating |
Handouts |
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| 8 |
Radiation Interactions I: Heavy Charged Particles |
Ch. 5.1-5.10 |
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| 9 |
Radiation Interactions II: Light Charged Particles |
Ch. 6 |
Problem Set 2 Due |
| 10 |
Radiation Interactions III: Photons |
Ch. 8.1-8.5, 8.7 |
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| 11 |
Quiz #1 |
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| 12 |
Radiation Interactions IV: Neutrons |
Ch. 9.1-9.5, 9.7, 9.10 |
Problem Set 3 Due
Project Topic Due |
| 13 |
Radiation Chemistry |
Ch. 13.1-13.5 |
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| 14 |
Charged Particle Tracks |
Ch. 13.4
Handouts |
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| 15 |
Absorbed Dose/Radiation Units |
Ch. 12.1-12.2 |
Problem Set 4 Due |
| 16 |
Linear Energy Transfer |
Handouts |
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| 17 |
Biological Effects/Cell Survival Curves |
Ch. 13.6
Handouts |
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| 18 |
Background Radiation I |
Ch. 4.5, 4.6
Handouts |
Problem Set 5 Due |
| 19 |
Background Radiation II |
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| 20 |
Radon |
Ch. 4.6
Handouts |
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| 21 |
Space I |
Handouts |
Problem Set 6 Due |
| 22 |
Quiz #2 |
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| 23 |
Space II |
Handouts |
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| 24 |
Biological Effects: High & Low Doses |
Ch. 13.6-13.13 |
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| 25 |
Risk Perception/Class Discussion |
Handouts |
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| 26 |
Hormesis |
Handouts |
Problem Set 7 Due |
| 27 |
Medical Imaging I |
Handouts |
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| 28 |
Medical Imaging II |
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Problem Set 8 Due |
| 29 |
Radiation Therapy I |
Handouts |
1-page Project Summary Due |
| 30 |
Radiation Therapy II |
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| 31 |
Body Composition |
Handouts |
Problem Set 9 Due |
| 32 |
Well Logging |
Handouts |
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| 33 |
Quiz #3 |
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| 34 |
Project Presentations |
Read handout before class |
Project Papers Due |
| 35 |
Project Presentations |
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| 36 |
Project Presentations |
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| 37 |
Project Presentations |
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