Medical Physics and dosimetry

2022 Course Programme

Instructors

Stylianos Stoulos

Dosimetry – Biological effects of radiation
Interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, direct and indirect interaction, RBE, LET and quality factor of the radiation
Transferred-absorbed energy dose definitions, dose measurement and units
Interaction of radiation in water (hydrolysis)
Buildings biological disasters (sub cellular level – cell – tissues – organs) directly and ulterior results. Modifying factors (physical and biological)
Newest fields in dosimetry (micro-dosimetry and nano-dosimetry, space dosimetry)
Medical Physics
Isotopes Production used in Medicine, Special requirements, isotope concentration and half-life (natural and biological half-life)
Diagnostic methods, static and dynamic tests (CT – MRI, γ-camera, SPECT, PET, PET-CT)
Computer imaging, detection of radiation (image formation, collimators, resolution of image, criteria method comparison)
Radiotherapy – Medical accelerators (construction-beam -produced reactions) Photon, electron and hadron therapy – Isotopes application (Brachytherapy)
Principles of radiation protection and international regulations