FYS4711 – Radiation and Dosimetry
Course description
Course content
The course will give an introduction to different types of interactions between ionizing radiation and matter, and how radiation doses from such radiation can be calculated and measured by dosimetry. An overview of radioactive and non-radioactive sources of radiation is provided. The knowledge gained will provide a basis for understanding the biological effects of ionizing radiation and applications in diagnostics and treatment.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you:
- have knowledge of ionizing radiation such as gamma radiation, accelerated charged particles, and neutrons.
- can explain the various mechanisms of interaction between ionizing radiation and matter.
- have knowledge of?different principles for accelerating charged particles for use in diagnostics and therapy.
- can explain how radiation doses can be calculated.
- have knowledge of different principles for measuring radiation doses.
- can account for radioactive decay processes.
- see advantages and disadvantages?in the use of ionizing radiation.
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
It may be advantageous to have knowledge in?physics that corresponds to:
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with FYS9711 – Radiation and Dosimetry.
- 10 credits overlap with FYS-KJM4710 – Radiation and radiation dosimetry (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with FYS-KJM9710 – Radiation and radiation dosimetry (continued).
Teaching
The teaching consists of 4 hours of lectures and exercises per?week.
The course has the following mandatory assignments:
- 1 laboratory exercise including a report to be handed in
- 1 simulating exercise including a report to be handed in
The mandatory assignments must?be approved before you can sit?the final exam.
As?the?teaching involves laboratory and/or fieldwork, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance.?Read about your insurance cover as a student.
Examination
- Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards?the final grade.
This course has mandatory assignments that must?be approved before you can take?the final exam.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS-KJM4710 – Radiation and radiation dosimetry (continued), FYS-KJM9710 – Radiation and radiation dosimetry (continued), FYS9711 – Radiation and Dosimetry
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a?postponed exam?at the beginning of the next semester.
New examinations?are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.
We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.