PERIVALLONTIKĪ/THERAPEUTIKĪ AKTINOVOLIA KAI EPIPTŌSEIS STĪN YGEIA
| Title | ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΗ/ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΑΚΤΙΝΟΒΟΛΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΥΓΕΙΑ / PERIVALLONTIKĪ/THERAPEUTIKĪ AKTINOVOLIA KAI EPIPTŌSEIS STĪN YGEIA |
| Code | ΜΠΙΒ0012 |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Theodora Papamitsou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017141 |
Programme of Study: PPS Health and Environmental Factors
Registered students: 29
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600242748
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600242748
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11685
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Define concepts such as cosmic radiation, natural radiation, internal radiation, radioactivity, absorbed dose, equivalent dose, active dose, ionizing radiation, terrestrial radiation, radiobiology.
• Understand the operation of radiation-based medical devices.
• To estimate received terrestrial radiation and air travel radiation.
• To understand the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms.
• Be able to define radiation protection rules and apply them.
• To evaluate the specified and stochastic effects of radiation.
• To estimate environmental ionizing radiation.
• To define the sources of radiation (natural and artificial).
• To understand the therapeutic applications of radiation in various diseases.
• Define the concepts of electromagnetic radiation and non-ionizing radiation.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SOURCES OF RADIATION
2. EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION
3. SPECTRUM OF RADIATION
4. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION
5. MEDICAL PHYSICS
6. MEDICAL SOURCES OF RADIATION
7. X-RAYS
8. ARMORED WORK AREAS
9. RADIOACTIVE SOURCES – RADIOTHERAPY
10. NUCLEAR MEDICINE
11. NON-IONIZING RADIATION SOURCES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 40 | ||||
| Total | 160 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. http://www.med.auth.gr/content/ergastirio-iatrikis-fysikis
2. http://medphys.med.auth.gr/emr/
3. Radiation exposure to patients and radiologists during interventional procedures
4. Radiation doses to patients undergoing barium meal and barium enema examinations
5. SPECT analysis and language profile in Greek speaking patients with subtypes of frontotemporal dementia.
Last Update
03-01-2024
