Metrology of Ionizing Radiation
Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
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16MEIZ | Z,ZK | 4 | 2+1 |
- Course guarantor:
- Tomáš Trojek
- Lecturer:
- Pavel Novotný
- Tutor:
- Pavel Novotný
- Supervisor:
- Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation
- Synopsis:
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The course introduces students to the metrology, including its legislative framework. Basic and general concepts of the field (calibration, verification, legally controlled measuring instruments, measuring standards, measurement accuracy) are explained. Further, the methods of atomic and nuclear physics quantities determination (activity, source emission, radiation exposure, absorbed dose) are discussed in detail.
- Requirements:
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Required prerequisities are 16ZDOZ12, 16DETE.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. General metrology.
2. Legal metrology, units, metrology law.
3. Metrology in the Czech Republic.
4. Standardization of the activity, proportional detector, Townsend process.
5. Liquid scintillator, coincidence method.
6. Preparation of the sources.
7. Standardization of the neutron sources, Mn- bath.
8. Secondary standardization of the activity, radionuclide calibrators.
9. Data evaluation, uncertainty A and B.
10. Calorimeter as absolute method for doze, kerma and exposition measurement.
11. Standardization of the exposition and kerma, air-free chamber, cavity chamber.
12. Photon beams for secondary standardization, X-ray spectra, structure of the laboratory.
13. Measurement of the ionization current.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1. Data processing, uncertainty of type A, B, notions sample mean, sample standard deviation, activity determination.
2. Absolute method of measuring dose kerma and exposure, air-free chamber.
3. Books for secondary metrology, X-ray, gamma ray spectra description, implementation, organization of work.
4. Measurement of small currents.
- Study Objective:
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Knowledges:
Knowledges about interpretation of radiation quantities and units in metrology. The system of data processing and interpretation of results, including errors and uncertainties.
Abilities:
Process and evaluate the measured data according to appropriate standards of metrology. Identify the fundamentals of ionizing radiation.
- Study materials:
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Key references:
[1] Sabol J., Introduction to metrology of ionizing radiation, Publisher CTU Prague 1982(in Czech)
Recommended references:
[2] Act No. 505/1990 Coll. Metrology
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans: