Radiation Protection (3 cr)
Code: 7R00DV19-3007
General information
Enrolment period
28.11.2022 - 10.04.2023
Timing
08.05.2023 - 02.06.2023
Credits
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Radiography and Radiotherapy
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 36
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Radiography and Radiotherapy
Teachers
- Röntgenhoitaja Virtuaalihenkilö
- RADIO-luennoitsija Virtuaalihenkilö
- Tiina Ketola
- Marja Jaronen
Person in charge
Kirsi Mansikkamäki
Groups
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22RH
Objectives (course unit)
Students
-are aware of the effects of ionizing radiation on different human tissues and their radio sensitivity
-know the EU and national legislation of safe medical use of ionizing radiation well as the guidelines of Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority and can explain their main contents
-know the principles of radiation safety in medical and work-related exposure
Content (course unit)
-types of radiation and the biological effects to human tissues
-European Union legislation of safe use of ionizing radiation, national legislation and guidelines of Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
-radiation safety procedures in medical and work-related exposure
Prerequisites (course unit)
-adequate knowledge in radiation physics and human physiology
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
-can name the biological effects to different human tissues and describe their radio sensitivity
-can name the concepts and general principles related to radiation protection
-can describe how the risks of the use of radiation can be minimized
-can describe the central contents of the legislation and regulations concerning the use of the radiation
-can describe the radiation safety procedures in medical and work-related exposure
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
-can describe the biological effects to different human tissues and describe their radio sensitivity
-can describe the concepts and general principles related to radiation protection
-can reasonably describe how the risks of the use of radiation can be minimized
-can describe the central contents of the legislation and regulations concerning the use of the radiation
-can reasonably describe the radiation safety procedures in medical and work-related exposure
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
-can widely explain the biological effects to different human tissues and describe their radio sensitivity
-can describe the concepts and general principles related to radiation protection and combine them with professional context
-can reasonably explain how the risks of the use of radiation can be minimized
-can describe the central contents of the legislation and regulations concerning the use of the radiation
-can reasonably explain the radiation safety procedures in medical and work-related exposure
Assessment scale
0-5