Measurement and Application of High Doses of Ionising Radiation

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Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

A student obtains a complex review of an important part of applications of ionising radiation and possible practical techniques. It is devoted to use of high doses of ionising radiation for radiation technologies including methods of measurement and dosimetry for these purposes.

Main topics:

From the point of view of measurement, attention is oriented first of all ti ionisation methods, calorimetry, chemical dosimetric methods, radiochromic solutions and plastics, solid state dosemeters for high doses and their callibration.

From the point of view radiation technologies, using physical, as well as chemical and biological effects is discussed. Specific attention is deveted to radiation sterilisation, irradiation of foodstuffs for extending their lifetime and radiation modification of properties of organics, especially polymers. Radiation sources based on radionuclides as well as accelerators for radiation technologies are also described.

Requirements:

Knowledge of nuclear and radiation physics as in the subject Nuclear and radiation physics 1, 2 in the bachelor course.

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Basic topics:

From the point of view of measurement, attention is oriented especially to ionisation methods, calorimetry, chemical dosimetric methods, radiochromic solutions and plastics, solid state dosimeters for the renge of high doses and their calibration.

From the point of view of radiation technologies, using physical, as well as chemical and biological effects is discussed. Specific attention is devoted to radiation sterilisation, irradiation of foodstuffs for extending their lifetime and radiation modification of properties of organics, especially polymers.

Radiation sources based on radionuclides as well as accelerators for radiation technologies are also described.

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Study Objective:

A student obtains a complex knowledge of inportant field of application of ionising radiation and possible techniques useful in practice.

Study materials:

Basic:

1. Dosimetry Systens for Use in Radiation Processing. ICRU Report 80. Journal of the ICRU, vol.8, No.2, 2008.

Recommended:

2. V. Majer a kol.: Základy užité jaderné chemie. Praha, SNTL 1985.

3. W.L. McLaughlin et al.: Dosimetry for Radiation Processing. London, Taylor and Francis 1989.

4. Yu.M. Tsipenyuk: Nuclear Methods in Science and Technology. Bristol, Institute of Physics Publishing 1997.

5. Publications in scientific journals, especially Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Applied Radiation and Isotopes a Radiation Measurements according to the recommendation of the lecturer.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

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