Compléments de radioprotection
[RPR2002]
[20h + 10h] 3 credits
Teacher(s): Philippe Clapuyt, François Jamar, Pierre Scalliet(coord.), Patrick Smeesters
Language: French
Level: Second
Main themes
Hereditary effects of radiation : advanced discussion.
Irradiation accidents : consequences, including Chernobyl aftermaths.
Long-term deterministic effects : presentation and discussion, including recent data from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Belgian law: detailed presentation.
Emergency actions in case of accidents (including bone marrow transplantation).
Radiation carcinogenesis : advanced discussion.
Operational radioprotection : sealed and unsealed sources, contamination, elements of effective and committed dose, their computation and the derived action levels ;
In-utero irradiation and its consequences.
Radon exposure : health issues and approach in radioprotection.