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PHYS5018: Health Physics and Radiation Protection
2025 unit information
This unit is normally undertaken as part of the Master of Medical Physics degree or in the Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics. Topics covered include the physical and biological aspects of the safe use of ionising radiation, physical principles and underlying shielding design instrumentation, international and legislative requirements for radiation protection are covered. Factors affecting dose response of tissue are considered along with radiobiological models describing characteristic behaviour.
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Calculus, differential equations, Fourier analysis, and linear algebra |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of cancer biology
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of radiation damage to cells
- LO3. demonstrate an understanding of the major factors which impact on radiation damage to cells, organs and cancer and how to model these impacts
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of the radiobiological modelling, LET and RBE concepts
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of the basis for Radiation Protection and Health Physics and the role Medical Physicists play in ensuring a safe working environment
- LO6. demonstrate an understanding of the application of radiation protection principles in diagnostic radiology environments
- LO7. demonstrate an understanding of a coincidence counting technique fundamental to radionuclide metrology
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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