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NucE 420 Radiological Safety

Course Description

The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of healthy physics in the areas of radiation protection, regulatory guidelines, and dosimetry. The students will develop an understanding of the interactions of radiation with matter as they apply tradiation protection and health effects. The students will then apply these principles to radiation dosimetry and calculate internal and external radiation doses for various exposure scenarios. The student will evaluate the doses received from example scenarios to determine if the does exceed limits in existing regulations. The student will utilize their knowledge of radiation safety to prepare a written report on a health physics subject of their choosing.

For more details see the Course Syllabus.

 

Current Course Offering Schedule via C&DE

Spring 2007

Day and Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 to 2:15 PM

Location: Room 307 Hammond Building

Start Date: January 16, 2007

End Date: May 11, 2007

 

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Resident students are required to attend the live lectures.

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Distance students can receive the class lectures via:
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interactive live video conferencing

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live streaming audio/video

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delayed streaming audio/video

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delayed VHS tape or DVD as needed

 

Course Instructor:

Faculty PhotoDr. Jack Brenizer
Chair of Nuclear Engineering
Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
138A Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-6384

Fax: 814-865-1280
E-Mail: brenizer@engr.psu.edu
Webpage: www.mne.psu.edu/Faculty/brenizer.html

 

PSU Course Catalog Description

NUC E 420 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY ( 3) Ionizing radiation, biological effects, radiation measurement, dose computational techniques, local and federal regulations, exposure control. Prerequisite: NUC E 301 or NUC E 405
 

This course has a  REQUIRED TEXTBOOK.

 

Book CoverIntroduction to Health Physics

H. Cember, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill

 

 

 

 

Textbooks are available from:

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PSU Bookstore

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Barns and Noble

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Amazon

 

The enrollment process is:

  1. Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for admission into the course at 814-865-7643.

  2. Complete and submit the Registration Form via mail, fax, or in person. See the Registration Page.

 

Important Dates for Current Offering

First day of instruction

January 16, 2007

End of course

May 11, 2007

 

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