Principles of Ionizing-Radiation Applications

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Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

Historical outline of applications, review of interaction of radiation with a matter, radiation sources, detectors and instrumentation, evaluation of radionuclide measurements, use of penetration and scattering of radiation beams, selected radioanalytical methods, tracer methods, radionuclide dating, further possibilities for the use of ionizing radiation.

Requirements:

Required prerequisities are 16URF1 a16URF2.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Review of ionizing radiation application

2. Radionuclide sources of alpha, beta, gama and X-radiation

3. Neutron sources - radionuclide sources; neutron generators; nuclear reactor

4. Detectors and signal processing

5. Calibration curve and its relation to errors of measurement

6. Use of gamma and X-ray beam transmission

7. Use of photon scattering

8. Use of transmission and scattering of beta radiation - thicknesses, coatings, analysis of binary mixtures

9. Application of neutron transmission and scattering - radiography, moisture

10. Activation analysis

11. X-ray fluorescence analysis

12. Radioactive indicators

13. Radionuclide methods of dating

14. Radiation technologies

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Study Objective:

Knowledges:

Broad overview of possibilities offered by ionizing radiation in technology, research and other areas of human activity.

Abilities:

Evaluation methods, their advantages and disadvantages in different applications.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] E.M. Hussein: Handbook on radiation probing, gauging, imaging and analysis. Dordrecht, Kluwer 2003.

Recommended references:

[2] L. Musílek: Using ionising rradiation in research (in Czech). Praha, vyd. ČVUT 1992.

[3] J. Thýn et al.: Analysis and Diagnostics of Industrial Processes by Radiotracers and Radioisotope Sealed Sources. Praha, Vyd. ČVUT 2000.

[4] A. Gosman - Č. Jech: Nuclear methods in chemical research. Praha, Academia 1989.

[5] S. Rózsa: Nuclear Measurements in Industry. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó 1989

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• BS Matematické inženýrství - Matematické modelování (elective course)
• BS Matematické inženýrství - Matematická fyzika (elective course)
• BS Matematické inženýrství - Aplikované matematicko-stochastické metody (elective course)
• BS Informatická fyzika (elective course)
• BS Aplikace softwarového inženýrství (elective course)
• BS Aplikovaná informatika (elective course)
• BS jaderné inženýrství B (elective course)
• BS Jaderné inženýrství C (elective course)
• BS Dozimetrie a aplikace ionizujícího záření (elective course)
• BS Experimentální jaderná a částicová fyzika (elective course)
• BS Inženýrství pevných látek (elective course)
• BS Diagnostika materiálů (elective course)
• BS Fyzika a technika termojaderné fúze (elective course)
• BS Fyzikální elektronika (elective course)
• BS Jaderná chemie (elective course)
• Jaderné inženýrství - Aplikovaná fyzika ionizujícího záření (PS)
• Radiologická technika (elective course)
• jaderné inženýrství - Radioaktivita v životním prostředí (PS)