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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • HST.560J (Fall 2004) 
  • Course Title:
  • Principles of Radiation Interactions 
  • Course Level:
  • Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Nuclear Science and Engineering 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Jeffrey Coderre 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 22.55J / HST.560J Principles of Radiation Interactions



    Fall 2004




    Course Highlights


    This course includes lecture notes, problem sets and exams.


    Course Description


    The central theme of this course is the interaction of radiation with biological material. The course is intended to provide a broad understanding of how different types of radiation deposit energy, including the creation and behavior of secondary radiations; of how radiation affects cells and why the different types of radiation have very different biological effects. Topics will include: the effects of radiation on biological systems including DNA damage; in vitro cell survival models; and in vivo mammalian systems. The course covers radiation therapy, radiation syndromes in humans and carcinogenesis. Environmental radiation sources on earth and in space, and aspects of radiation protection are also discussed. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.
     

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