To provide students basic information about main types of radiation detectors used for both radiometric measurements in clinical environments and for radiation protection purposes.
Course Prerequisites
Basic Physics, Good knowledge of Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter.
Teaching Methods
Lessons. The course is structured in lectures with slide projection. Given the topic of the teaching, the active participation of students is very important, as they are encouraged to ask scientific questions.
Assessment Methods
The student will have to take an oral test. Will be aevaluated the ability to discursively organize knowledge will be evaluated; critical reasoning skills; synthetic analysis ability.
Contents
Gas Detectors: Response curve: category of detectors: Ionizing Chambers, Proportional Counters, Geiger Muller counters. Sensitivity, Saturation, applications. Film dosimetry: Principles of radiological image formation, H-D Curves, Sensitivity, Latitude, Saturation, Solarization. Radiochromic film dosimetry: Physical Principles, Types of films, particular features, examples of use in clinical environments. Scintillators Detectors: Types of detectors, Inorganic Crystals NaI(Tl), Plastic scintillators. Main features practical aspects, Spectrometry, fields of use in clinical applications and radiation protection (Vials measurements, Portal systems, etc).
