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GS02 1053 Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, and Data Analysis

  • Course Director(s): Mallory Glenn
  • Semester: Spring
  • Frequency: Annually
  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Grading System: Letter Grade
  • Prerequisites: Introduction to Medical Physics I (GS02 1093) or equivalent and Consent of Instructor

Description

This course encompasses a study of the characteristics and applications of charged particle, photon, and neutron detectors.  Modular analog and digital electronics required for signal processing and data recording will be used.  Techniques of data analysis and error propagation of counting statistics will be introduced.  The course will include two lectures and one laboratory exercise weekly.  The applications of radiation detectors in radiotherapy, health physics, nuclear medicine, and radiobiology will be emphasized.

Course Outline Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, and Data Analysis