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NE 590 Health Physics and Radiological Emergency Response

3 Credit Hours

This course will cover advanced health physics topics such as internal and external dosimetry as well as control of radiation fields. Coverage will also include basic interactions and response functions, biological effects, along with descriptions of natural and manmade sources. Topics will also include simple shielding from gamma, alpha and beta fields and final convergence of these topics in radiological emergency response.

Prerequisites

  • Applied Differential Equations (MA 341) AND
  • Physics for Engineers and Scientists II (PY 208) or University Physics II (PY 202)

Course Requirements

The course requirement breakdown:

Homework20%
Midterm30%
Research Topic20%
Final30%

Course Topics

Students will have an understanding of the basic principles of health physics and their applications to radiological emergency response. This will entail being able to calculate dose and environmental impact from radiation exposure. The content will also evaluate internal exposures and various approaches to control radiation and radioactive materials. The course will culminate in health physics aspects as they relate to nuclear emergency response.

Textbook

Radiological Assessment: Sources and Doses – Richard E. Faw and J. Kenneth Shultis

Edition: 2nd

ISBN: 0-89448-455-9

Created: 09/20/2021