After successful completion of the course, students are able to summarise elementary nuclear physics, to explain radiation biophysics, to name applications of isotopes in biology and medicine as well as to constitute the increasing importance of the topics in public.
1) Elementary nuclear physics 2) Radiation biophysics (dose quantities, radiation protection bascis, radiation risks, relative biological efficiency, interaction radiation-matter, radiation chemistry of water, radiation effects on biomolecules and molecular structures) 3) Applications of isotopes in biology and medicine (Analytical applications: dilution analysis, radio-assay, radio-immuno-assay, immunradiometric-assay, activation analysis; tracer methods, isotopic effects, rado therapy)
Since the goal of the course is an overview over rather diverse fields with the exception of an introduction into the fundamental concepts of nuclear physics theoretical formalisms are largely avoided. Numerous graphical illustrations (partly computer-animated) are used to facilitate the understanding of the presented topics.
This lecture will be held in blocked mode. Place: Lecture Hall Atominstitut, E 141, Stadionallee 2, 1020 Wien
At the begin of each successive lecture the students are admonished at random to briefly summarize what has been learnt so far. This approach has proven to be quite beneficial as it enabled many of the students to pass the final written examination successfully shortly after this block course was finished.
