Subject description
Topics covers in this subject include - Interaction of radiation with living cells and tissue; clinical fractionation; clinical radiation syndromes; radiobiological modelling; experimental radiation oncology; local control vs system control; radionuclide therapy; binary therapy; new radiotherapy modalities and their radiobiology; dosimetry; natural background radiation; principles of radiation protection; instrumentation for … For more content click the Read More button below.
Equivalence
PHYS461 - Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
PHYS954 - Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
Delivery
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Teaching staff
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Engagement hours
Contact Hours:5 hrs lecture weeks 1-7, 3 hrs lecture weeks 8-13, and 2.5 hour practical week 7
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Discuss the various types of radiation and their effect on physical and biological materials.
2.
Discuss the effects of ionizing radiation on genes, chromosomes, cell, tissues, macromolecules.
3.
Discuss the early and late effects of radiation to organs at risk and normal tissue complication.
4.
Describe various procedures of radiation protection.
5.
Outline the considerations which should be employed for linear quadratic calculation of tumour control.
6.
Describe the codes of standard of national and international radiation councils.
7.
Describe radiation shielding requirements for radiation therapy and diagnostic X-rays.
8.
Describe RBE and LET for hadrons.
9.
Describe secondary cancer.
Assessment details
Final exam
Mid-session exam
Assignments
Radiation protection lab report (ANSTO/CSIRO/Other)
Work integrated learning
Foundational WIL:This subject contains elements of "Foundational WIL". Students in this subject will observe, explore or reflect on possible career pathways or a work-related aspect of their discipline.
Textbook information
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