Course: Radiology and radiation protection

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Course title Radiology and radiation protection
Course code KAZ/RRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Honzíková Kamila, Ing. Bc.
  • Honzíková Kamila, Ing.
Course content
Lectures 1. Definition of radiation. Radiodiagnostics - introduction, activity description. Conventional procedures (fluoroscopy, skiagraphy). 2. Preparing an urgent patient for diagnostic procedures. Influence of aids used in PNP on examination results. 3. Nuclear magnetic resonance - principle, indication. Computed tomography - principle, indication. 4. Angiography - principle, indication. Ultrasound - principle, indication. 5. Radiotherapy - introduction, activity. Basic radiotherapeutic procedures. 6. Nuclear medicine - activity. Basic radionuclide imaging, functional and laboratory diagnostic progresses. 7. Principles of radiation protection, stochastic and deterministic effects of radiation. Quantities and units used in radiation protection. Irradiation Limits. Reasonably achievable levels of radiation protection, how to achieve and demonstrate them. Handling sources of ionizing radiation from the point of view of radiation protection - classification, permission for disposal, duties of license holders. 8. Medical exposure in terms of radiation protection. Categorization of workers with ionizing radiation. Controlled Zone monitoring. Provision of emergency preparedness, internal emergency plan, classification of extraordinary events. 9. Excursion to workplaces dealing with radiodiagnostics, nuclear medicine. Radiation compliance protection in practice. 10. Excursion to the workplace, which deals with radiation oncology. Observance of radiation protection in practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
are not required
Skills
are not required
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
explains basic principles of radiodiagnostic, nuclear medical and radiotherapeutic devices
he / she is acquainted with the basics of patient preparation for imaging and non-imaging procedures and explains other possibilities of using ionizing radiation
explains the principles of radiation protection
interprets quantities, units and limits in radiation protection
clarifies the rules and obligations when dealing with sources of ionizing radiation
defines the character of medical exposure in terms of radiation protection and division of workers with ionizing radiation
clarifies the concepts - controlled zone, monitoring, monitoring plan
describes the procedures for emergencies
Skills
are not defined
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Heřman, Miroslav. Základy radiologie. 2014. ISBN 978-80-244-2901-4.
  • Kubiniy, J., Sabol, J., Vondrák, A. Principy radiační ochrany v nukleární medicíně a dalších oblastech práce s otevřenými. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0168-9.


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