Radiation Protection detailed syllabus for Safety & Fire Engineering (SFE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the SFE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Safety & Fire Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit SFE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to SFE Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of radiation protection is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
REVIEW OF ATOMIC, NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS 9
Atomic structure basic -periodic table – atomic radiation (x-ray, Auger electrons and electron conversion) -Molecules-Nuclear structure & stability basics-radio activity (spontaneous &induced) and radiation emission (alpha, beta, gamma, internal conversion, fission fragments) – nuclear reaction basis -solids and energy band
Unit II
INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
Interaction of particles (Electron, Alpha and Heavy ions) with matter- charged particle tracks typeInteraction of photons (Gamma and X-rays) with matter- Neutron interaction, fission and criticality-Basic biology (of human cell, fetus and human organs)- physical, chemical (pre & delayed) and track formation in water-chemical and biological effects (acute, delayed somatic, micro and macro level, genetic, cataract, cancer life shortening etc.-)
Unit III
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Unit IV
REVIEW OF STATISTICS FOR RADIATION PROTECTION 9
Statistical nature of radiation- radioactive disintegrations (exponential decay and Bernoulli process Review of statistical distributions (binomial, Poisson and Normal)- Error and Error propagationcounting radioactive sample (gross and Net count rates)- Optimum counting time- counting of shortlived samples – Minimum Significant measured Activity and Minimum Detectable True Activity Instrument’s response, resolution and dead time- Radio bioassay criteria- Monti-Carlo simulation of radiation transport
Unit V
RADIATION PROTECTION PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS & REGULATIONS 9
Radiation protection criteria and exposure limit (objective, elements& methodology) – introduction to external and internal radiation protection- NCRP, ICRP, and AERB and its reports, guidelines and regulations – introduction to selected ICRP models (No.30&66: respiratory system, respiratory track, gastro intestinal, bones, reference man and radioactive cloud)-organs activity and transformation number-specific absorbed fraction & effective energy- committed quantities- collective dose quantities- limit on intake and exposure (occupational, nonoccupational, and individual)- Current exposure limits of NCRP, ICRP and AERB and ICRU operational quantities -Probability of causation Risk estimate
Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Relate the dosimetry quantities and radiation protection standards to its scientific basis and examine its applicability to national and international regulations and guidance.
- Explain radioactivity and radiation interactions (physical & biological) and how to relate the radiation measurements to dosimetry units
- Apply the knowledge gained to categorize sources of radiation and contrast their relative hazards with reference to rules and regulations in the area of radiation protection
- Analyze the biological effects and evaluate the risks of exposure to ionizing radiation
- Build procedures along with cost analysis for protecting workers, the public, and the environment from radioactivity and radiation.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- An Introduction to Radiation Protection 7th Edition by Alan Martin, Sam Harbison, Karen Beach and Peter Cole, 2019, CRC Press
- Radiological Assessment: Sources and Exposures by Richard E. Faw and J. Kenneth Shultis, American Nuclear Society (1999)
- Various NCRP, ICRP, ICRU and AERB Reports
- Radiation Detection and Measurement, 2nd Edition, Glenn F. Knoll, Wiley
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Safety & Fire Engineering 5th Sem, visit SFE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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