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| FIZ3008 | Health Physics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Belgin KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakan YILMAZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to introduce the concepts of health physics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | gain knowledge about the use of physics in the field of health. | 5 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | earns imaging physics. | 2 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | will gain knowledge about the use of radiation in healthcare and radiation protection. | 2 - 5 - 6 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Atomic and nuclear structure and properties, radioactivity, radiation classification, radiation sources, radiation units, interactions of radiation with matter, radiation dose and dose equivalent, external radiation dose resulting from beta emission, external radiation dose resulting from X and gamma radiation, internal radiation dose resulting from radionuclides , radiation detection, biological effects of radiation, radiation dosimetry, protection of people from radiation. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Atomic, nuclear structure and properties. | | | Week 2 | Atomic, nuclear structure and properties. | | | Week 3 | Radioactivity, radiation classification. | | | Week 4 | Radiation Sources | | | Week 5 | Radiation sources, radiation units | | | Week 6 | Interactions of radiation with matter | | | Week 7 | Radiation dose and dose equivalent | | | Week 8 | External radiation dose resulting from beta emission. | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | External radiation dose from X-rays and gamma radiation. | | | Week 11 | Internal radiation dose from radionuclides | | | Week 12 | Internal radiation dose from radionuclides | | | Week 13 | Radiation detection, biological effects of radiation. | | | Week 14 | Radiation dosimeter | | | Week 15 | Protecting people from radiation. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Radyasyon ve radyasyondan korunma fiziği. , Editörler: Prof.Dr. Güneş TANIR, Doç.Dr. M.Hicabi BÖLÜKDEMİR, Yrd.Doç.Dr.Kemal KOÇ, Palme yayıncılık 2013 | | | 2 | Radyasyonların Biyolojik Etkileri ve radyasyon korunması, Göksel S.A.İTÜ Nükleer Araştırma Enstitüsü | | | |
| 1 | Nükleer Fizik , Besim Tanyel ,Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi ders kitapları Seri No. 139 | | | 2 | Çekirdek fiziğinin Esasları, Atam P. Arya, çeviri : Yusuf Şahin , Aktif yayıncılık | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2026 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 114 |
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