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Health professions degree in
Childhood neuro and psychomotricity
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

RADIATION PROTECTION
cod. 22292

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Mario SILVA
Academic discipline
Diagnostica per immagini e radioterapia (MED/36)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: PEDIATRIC FIRST AID

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Learning objectives

- To learn the basic principles of radiation protection
- To understand the concepts of optimization of diagnostic and radiotherapy procedures

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

ELEMENTS OF RADIOBIOLOGY
Radiation classification
Cell cycle
Radiotherapy and Repopulation
Radiation effects: biological, somatic and genetic, stochastic and deterministic, acute and late Response to irradiation: whole body, fetal
Survival curves
Measurement of radiation damage in a tissue
Therapeutic range
Oxygen effect
Relative biological efficacy
Volume effect

RADIOPROTECTION
Concept of dose
Principles of radioprotection
Main dosimetric quantities in radioprotection
Patient radioprotection in diagnostic bone, thoracic and visceral radiology, and in special radiological practices
Physical surveillance of radioprotection: The Radioprotection Expert
Medical surveillance and Competent/authorized doctor

Full programme

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Bibliography

- Torricelli P. et al. Diagnostica per Immagini. Esculapio ISBN: 9788893853989

- ELEMENTI DI RADIOBIOLOGIA E RADIOPROTEZIONE - Guglielmi - Piccin, 2022

Teaching methods

Live lecture

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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