160752-HS2025-0-Specialist Course - Introduction to Medical Radiation Physics





Root number 160752
Semester HS2025
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Physics
Type of exam Oral exam
Title Specialist Course - Introduction to Medical Radiation Physics
Description The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to ionizing radiation and its applications in medicine and biology. Topics covered include the production of radiation, its interactions with matter, measurements and biological effects. Selected applications are also discussed. Selected applications are also presented, in particular the use of radionuclides for theranostics and particle therapy.
Course outline:
• Ionizing radiation: Isotopes and radioactive decays
• Production of ionizing radiation
• Interaction of neutral particles with matter (photons, neutrons)
• Interaction of charged particles with matter
• Radiation quantities and units in medical physics
• Ionizing radiation detectors
• Medical imaging with ionizing radiation (X-rays, SPECT, PET, etc.)
• Biological effects of ionizing radiation
• Production and use of radioisotopes for theranostics
• Fundamentals of radiation therapy (photon and hadron therapy)
• Radiation protection
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Paola ScampoliPhysics Institute, Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP) 
Prof. Dr. Saverio BracciniPhysics Institute, Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP) 
ECTS 4
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Thursday 13:00-15:00 Weekly
Thursday 10:15-11:00 Weekly
 
Rooms Hörraum A097, Exakte Wissenschaften, ExWi
Hörraum B001, Exakte Wissenschaften, ExWi
 
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