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This page presents the readings by session, as well as some additional reading materials.

Nuclear Power in Space (PDF) (Courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of Energy.)

Spacecraft Power for Cassini (PDF) (Courtesy of NASA.)

Lecture Notes on "Well Logging" by S. Yip (PDF)

Kehayias, Joseph J., and Silvia Valtueña. "Neutron Activation Analysis Determination of Body Composition." Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 2 (1999): 453-463.

Halperin, Edward C. "Particle Therapy and Treatment of Cancer." Lancet Oncol 7 (2006): 676-685.



Required Text


Amazon logo Turner, J. E. Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection. 2nd ed. New York, NY: J. Wiley, 1995. ISBN: 9780471595816.



Readings by Session


All chapter-based assignments are taken from the Turner text.


LEC #TOPICSReadings
1Course Introduction/Radiation History/Fundamentals of the Atom

Chapters 1, 2.1-2.4, and 2.10.

Lecture Notes

2Binding Energy and Nuclear InstabilityChapters 3.1 and 3.2.
3

Binding Energy (cont.)

Alpha Decay

Chapter 3.3.
4Beta DecayChapter 3.4.
5Gamma DecayChapters 3.5-3.8.
6Activity and Exponential DecayChapter 4.
7Radiological DatingLecture Notes
8Radiation Interactions: Heavy Charged ParticlesChapter 5.
9Exam 1
10Radiation Interactions: Light Charged ParticlesChapter 6.
11Radiation Interactions: PhotonsChapter 8.
12Radiation Interactions: Neutrons, Neutron SourcesChapter 9.
13Radiation Detection/Absorbed DoseChapters 10 and 12.
14Absorbed Dose/Radiation UnitsChapter 12.
15Charged Particle Tracks/Radiation ChemistryChapters 7 and 13.1-13.5.
16Biological Effects/Cell Survival Curves

Chapters 13.6, 13.12, and 3.13.

Lecture Notes

17Exam 2
18Reactor Tour
19Background Radiation/Radon

Chapters 4.5-4.6.

Lecture Notes

20The Radiation Environment in Space

Lecture Notes

21Radiation Effects in Materials
22Biological Effects/Radiation TherapyChapters 13.7-13.11.
23Medical Imaging: PET/SPECT/X Rays

Lecture Notes

24"Radiation Controversies": Class Discussion
25Radiation Therapy: Protons
26Radiological Terrorism

Lecture Notes


 








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