Practicum in Detection and Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation

Course guarantor:

Petr Průša

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Marija Despotović, David Chvátil, Martin Kaschner, Tomáš Kořínek, Monika Kotyková, Radim Možnar, Pavel Novotný, Kateřina Pilařová, Zdeněk Zelenka

Supervisor:

Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

This course builds upon the Elementary Labs course and is conducted through laboratory exercises focused on advanced experimental tasks in the field of ionizing radiation detection and dosimetry. Students gain deeper insight into nuclear instrumentation commonly used in practice. Each laboratory session concludes with the preparation of a report that includes a description of the experiment, measured data, its analysis including uncertainty estimation, and interpretation of the results. Emphasis is placed on independent work, careful documentation of experiments, and the ability to clearly present the findings.

Requirements:

The graded credit is awarded based on the individual completion of laboratory reports for each assignment. Participation in all assignments is mandatory. The final grade is calculated as the arithmetic average of the grades from the individual reports.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

0. Radiation protection and occupational health and safety training

1. Film dosimetry

2. Semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry

3. X-ray tube filtration measurement

4. Dose profiles analysis of therapeutic cesium irradiator

5. X-ray fluorescence analysis using a proportional counter and a Si(Li) detector

6. Gel dosimetry

7. Determination of the quality index (QI) of a high-energy bremsstrahlung photon beam

8. Absorbed dose measurement of high-energy photons and electrons in a water phantom

9. Continuous radon measurement methods and analysis of the growth curve

10. Measurement of volumetric activities of short-lived radon progeny

11. Demonstration of the positron emission tomography principle

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Principles of occupational safety when working with ionizing radiation, radionuclide activity measurement, nuclear analytical methods, dosimetric measurements, detection systems, and instrumentation.

Abilities:

Individual work with equipment for the detection and dosimetry of ionizing radiation, evaluation of measured data, determination of measurement uncertainties, interpretation of results, elaboration of laboratory reports.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Gerndt, J. a Průša, P. Detektory ionizujícího záření. 2. vyd. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04710-1.

Recommended references:

[2] Knoll, G. F. Radiation Detection and Measurement. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-13148-0.

[3] Ahmed, S. N. Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-0-12-801363-2.

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/course/view.php?id=14068

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

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Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Jaderné inženýrství - Aplikovaná fyzika ionizujícího záření (PS)