Preventive Care, radiation protection and quality controlModule Radiobiology and radiation protection
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: CORRADO SPATOLAExpected Learning Outcomes
To acquire knowledge about the following topics:
- Theoretical principles of radiobiology
- Interaction of ionizing radiations with human body
- Principles of dose fractionation in radiotehrapy
- Technical aspects of radioprotection
Course Structure
Lessons
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Anatomy, Pathological Anatomy, General Pathology and Physics applied to medicine
Attendance of Lessons
max 25% absences
Detailed Course Content
Interactions between ionizing radiations with human body
Physical, Chemical and Biological effects of ionizing radiations
LET; EBR; OER
Principles of Dose fractionation and clinical applications
Radiosensibility and radiocurability of biological tissues and cancer
TCP/NTCP
Principles of clinical radiotherapy
Theoretical principles of radioprotection
Textbook Information
Diagnostica per immagini e Radioterapia - Cittadini
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principi di Radiobiologia | Cittadini |
| 2 | Principi di Radioprotezione | Cittadini |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
on topics covered in class