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Health Safety & Radiation Protection (RAD 453)Course :

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Chapter 0 : General Introduction

Omrane KADRI, Ph.D.

okadri@KSU.EDU.SA

Office 2021

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1) Evaluation & Assessment Method

2) Oral Presentation

3) Practical Report

4) Goal of the Course

5) What we will cover ?

6) References & useful web links

Outline

Students are assessed as follows:

1st mid term exam 15 marks

2nd mid term exam 15 marks

Practical report 10 marks

Oral Presentation 10 marks

Weekly Assessment (5 Quizzes)

10 marks

Final exam 40 marks

Total 100 marks

1) Evaluation & Assessment Method

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1) Evaluation & Assessment Method

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Guidelines…

1st, 2nd and final exam questions can be: Meaning of useful acronym (ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable) Figure or curve interpretation Application of some lows (inverse square low for the activity) Similar question from past quizzes Quizzes (100 % MCQ) 1st & 2nd mid-term (70 % MCQ + 30 % writing) Final exam (30 % MCQ + 70 % writing)Weekly Assessment: Covers the last lecture contents ( 15 minutes)Important:o All lecture slides will be send to the group leader after this lectureo Student should stop the teacher, at any time, for comprehension purposeso No repetition to any exam or quiz without Legitimate excuse

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can be chosen from the following topics…

1. Ionizing & Non-Ionizing radiation biological effects.2. Interaction of X-Ray with matter physics.3. Early and late biological effects of ionizing radiation.4. Overview of the cell structure (components, function, division, and cycle).5. Dose limits for ionizing radiation exposure and regulation authorities . 6. Methods applied to protect Patient against Radiation.7. Methods applied to protect Technologist against Radiation.8. Patient radiation exposure management during diagnostic x-ray.9. Radiation monitoring devices and survey instruments.10. How equipment is designed to ensure radiation protection.11. How to convince patient that radiation diagnostic is safe?12. How to convince patient that radiation treatment is safe?13. Health Safety

2) Oral presentations in this course

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2) Oral presentations in this course

Guidelines…

PowerPoint slides: No more than 10 slides Cover page should contain the student name Slides should investigate the proposed subject clearly Last page should contains the references used Send your file saved as: RAD453-Oral-XX.ppt (XX: student serial number) to

my e-mail: okadri@ksu.edu.sa Presentations will be held after the last lecture (10th Lect.): 10 minutes for exhibitionScore: Scientific content 5 marks Speech + Questions 5 marksImportant:o Don’t write anything you don’t knowo You can use figures, curves, photos,… for explanation

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Concern the following topic …

ALARA principles demonstration:- Distance effect- Time effect- Shielding effect - Other …. If going to hospital (King Fahd Medical City: KFMC)

3) Practical Report

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3) Practical Report

Guidelines…

Microsoft word document: No more than 10 pages Cover page should contain the student name Start with a brief description of where and what you see during the visit Explain, in details, any experiments carried out Send your file saved as: RAD453-Report-XX.doc (XX: student serial number)

to my e-mail: okadri@ksu.edu.sa

Important:o Don’t write anything you don’t knowo You should use figures, curves, photos,… for explanationo Consult Mr. Imed to arrange when going to hospital

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This course will provide students with knowledge of the processes (physical & biological) which occur as a result of interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. The fundamentals of radiation protection for personnel, patients and public will be discussed also.

We also want to learn the basic knowledge to bring about condition free from risk of injury or threat to our health and well-being

4) The Goal of the Course

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1. Fundamental Radiation Concepts

2. Radiation Instrumentation

3. Sources of Radiation

4. Effects of Radiation

5. External Radiation Protection

6. Internal Radiation Protection

7. BSS & International Regulations

8. Radioisotope Lab Techniques

9. Risk Assessment & Lab Rules

10.Basic Health & Safety

Chapters …

5) What we will cover?

Quiz

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Ch.1: Fundamental Radiation Concepts

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge of radiation concepts

1) The Radioactive Atom

2) Radioactive Decay Modes

3) The Radioactive Decay Equation

4) Radioactivity Units

5) Interactions of Radiations with Matter

6) Radiation Units

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Ch.2: Radiation Instrumentation

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge of instruments available and how they are used

1) Introduction

2) Ionisation in gases (Ion Chamber, Geiger-Muller Tube)

3) Ionisation in solids (NaI, Liquid scintillation counter, Semiconductor)

4) Personnel monitoring (TLD, OSL, Film Badge, PRD)

5) Suitability Monitoring

Quiz N01

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Ch.3: Sources of Radiation

Goal: Provide the student with information concerning the source type of radiation exposure

1) Introduction

2) Natural Background Radiation

3) Man-Made radiation sources

4) Source of exposure

5) How radiation is used

6) Brief summary

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Ch.4: Effects of Radiation

Goal: Provide the student with information concerning the effects and limits of radiation exposure

1) Introduction

2) Effect of Radiation on atom and molecules

3) Effect of Radiation on biological molecules

4) Effect of Radiation on cells

First Mid-Term Exam

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Ch.5: External Radiation Protection

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge of (biological) hazard (biological) hazard arising from the immersion of a body in a radiation fieldarising from the immersion of a body in a radiation field

1) ICRP’s Three Types of Exposure

2) Basic Principals of Radiation Protection

3) Protecting against external radiation:

Methods of protection (ALARA principles)

Access Control

4) Personnel Monitoring

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Ch.6: Internal Radiation Protection

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge of (biological) hazard (biological) hazard arising from inhalation, ingestion or injection of radioactivityarising from inhalation, ingestion or injection of radioactivity

1) Methods of Entry

2) Internal Exposure Limits

3) Internal Exposure Monitoring

4) Radioactive Waste

5) Internal Radiation Protection Methodologies

6) Guidelines

Quiz N0 3

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Ch.7: BSS & International Regulations

Goal: To become aware of the ICRP’s conceptual framework and the International Basic Safety Standards requirement (BSS) and related Safety Guides in radiation protection in medical field.

1) National Regulatory Authority2) Main International Institutions involved in Regulatory aspects3) The Basic Safety Standards

What is the BSS? What is the ICRP? What is the UNSCEAR?

Quiz N0 4

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Ch.8: Radioisotope Lab Techniques

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge of the work environment, methods of protection, equipment, and procedures for decontamination

1) Protective Clothing2) The Workplace 3) Manipulations of Radioactive Materials 4) Radioactive Material Spills ( Minor and Major Spills)5) Radioactive Waste Disposal 6) Radioactive Contamination Survey & Limits 7) Control Measures for Radioactive Contamination 8) Radiation Survey & Limits 9) Control Measures for Radiation Levels

Second Mid-Term Exam

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Ch.9: Risk Assessment & Lab Rules

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge on the process of quantifying the probability of a harmful effect to individuals from certain human activities

1) Health & Safety at work

2) Five steps for risk assessment

3) General Lab rules

Chemical Hazards

Physical Hazards

Emergency Response

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Ch.10: Basic Health & Safety

Goal: Provide the student with a basic knowledge on conditions free from risk of injury or threat to our health and well-being

1) Introduction

2) Accident Prevention

3) Workplace Safety

4) Occupational Health

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Oral Presentation

Practical Report

Final Exam

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6) References & Useful web links

References:o M. A. S. Sherer et al. “Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography”, Fifth

Edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2006o James E. Martin “Physics for Radiation Protection ”, Wiley-Interscience; 1st

edition, 2000.o James E. Martin and Chul Lee “ Principles of Radiological Health and

Safety”, Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition, 2002.

o http://artikel-software.com/blog/2007/09/19/radiation-protection-manual/

o http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/o http://www.icrp.org/o https://rpop.iaea.org/o http://www.ncrponline.org/o http://www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/rpnews/bss.htmo http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/review-of-the-

bss.aspo http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation.html

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