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All chapters referenced in the below table are from James Turner's Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection, 2nd edition, Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS KEY DATES
1 Course Introduction/Radiation History Ch. 1, Ch. 2.1-2.4

Handouts
2 Fundamentals of the Atom Ch. 2.1-2.4
3 Nuclear Binding Energy Ch. 3.1-3.2
4 Radioactive Decay: Alpha Ch. 3.3
5 Radioactive Decay: Beta/Gamma/Decay Schemes Ch. 3.4-3.8
6 Activity and Exponential Decay Ch. 4.1-4.4 Problem Set 1 Due
7 Radioactive Dating Handouts
8 Radiation Interactions I: Heavy Charged Particles Ch. 5.1-5.10
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
11 Quiz #1
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
14 Charged Particle Tracks Ch. 13.4

Handouts
15 Absorbed Dose/Radiation Units Ch. 12.1-12.2 Problem Set 4 Due
16 Linear Energy Transfer Handouts
17 Biological Effects/Cell Survival Curves Ch. 13.6

Handouts
18 Background Radiation I Ch. 4.5, 4.6

Handouts
Problem Set 5 Due
19 Background Radiation II
20 Radon Ch. 4.6

Handouts
21 Space I Handouts Problem Set 6 Due
22 Quiz #2
23 Space II Handouts
24 Biological Effects: High & Low Doses Ch. 13.6-13.13
25 Risk Perception/Class Discussion Handouts
26 Hormesis Handouts Problem Set 7 Due
27 Medical Imaging I Handouts
28 Medical Imaging II Problem Set 8 Due
29 Radiation Therapy I Handouts 1-page Project Summary Due
30 Radiation Therapy II
31 Body Composition Handouts Problem Set 9 Due
32 Well Logging Handouts
33 Quiz #3
34 Project Presentations Read handout before class Project Papers Due
35 Project Presentations
36 Project Presentations
37 Project Presentations