2 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Course presents an introduction to the principles of radiation detection and measurement, including statistical models, counting statistics, error analysis, detection limits, ionization chambers, proportional counters, GM counters, scintillation counters, gamma-ray spectroscopy, solid-state detectors, TLDs, track-etch and bubble detectors.
Learning Outcomes1Understand the fundamentals of 3 types of ionization radiation.
2Understand radiation safety.
3Understand how to choose the radiation detection devices that fit for a specific purpose.
4Understand what their capabilities and limitations are.
5Understand how to interpret and use the output from radiation detectors.
6Understand medical applications of radiation or radioactive materials.
7Understand basic principles to detect the radioactive materials injected into human or animal subjects.
8Understand different nuclear imaging procedures.
9Understand fundamentals of molecular imaging.
10Understand the receptor-based radiotracers for imaging and radiotherapy.
Prerequisites
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