22.01 Introduction to Ionizing Radiation, Fall 2003
Author(s)
Coderre, Jeffrey A.
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Alternative title
Introduction to Ionizing Radiation
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Introduction to basic properties of ionizing radiations and their uses in medicine, industry, science, and environmental studies. Discusses natural and man-made radiation sources, energy deposition and dose calculations, various physical, chemical, and biological processes and effects of radiation with examples of their uses, and principles of radiation protection. Term paper and oral presentation of paper required. From the course home page: This course was originally developed by Dr. Jacquelyn Yanch. As such, significant portions of the materials presented here were derived from her work.
Date issued
2003-12Other identifiers
22.01-Fall2003
local: 22.01
local: IMSCP-MD5-b757e131d989c9f9adccf91c5528599d
Keywords
energy deposition, dose calculations, ionizing, radiation, medicine, industry, science, environmental studies, natural radiation sources, man-made radiation, radiation protection, material interaction, biological material, radiation therapy, medical imaging, non-destructive evaluation, food irradiation, radionuclide dating, well-logging, Ionizing radiation