Course overview
To provide an overall understanding of the fundamentals of radiation management and working knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements.
Course learning outcomes
- Recall international and national standards, regulations models, and regulatory bodies related with the management of radioactive sources and materials
- Classify the principles of radiation protection and demonstrate applications across shielding, transport, and storage
- Classify types of radioactive waste, explain related storage requirements, and evaluate social, environmental, economic and additional factors that could contribute to appropriate site selections
- Summarise radiation exposure pathways in the environment and they can accumulate in biological systems
- Describe and compare dose characteristics and assessment methods between internal and external exposures
- Safety apply laboratory techniques to identify alpha and gamma radiation using spectrometry