Physics of Ionizing Beams 390-FM2-1FWJ
Study profile: general academic
Study form: full-time
Subject type: obligatory (Module 1- Selected problems of physics)
Field and discipline of science: Field of exact and natural sciences, Discipline of physical science
Year of study/semester: 1st year/2nd semester
Prerequisites: Before starting classes, the student should have basic knowledge of mathematics and physics. The student should be able to transform mathematical formulas.
Number of teaching hours: Lecture - 30 hours, seminar - 0 hours, laboratory - 30 hours.
Didactic methods: lecture, solving problems, laboratory discussion, consultations, student's own work at home
ECTS points: 7
Student workload balance: participation in lectures (30 hrs.), participation in a seminar (0 hrs.), participation in a laboratory (30 hrs.), participation in consultations (15 hrs.), individual work at home and preparation for tests/exams (30 hrs.).
Quantitative indicators: student workload related to classes requiring direct teacher participation - 3.6 ECTS; student workload related to practical classes - 1.2 ECTS.
Scope of topics:
Topics covered in the lecture:
1) Electromagnetic interactions and relativistic physics
2) Sources of charged particles
3) Cyclic accelerators
4) Synchrotron and synchrotron radiation
5) Linear accelerators and their application in medicine
6) Control of a beam of charged particles
7) Bremsstrahlung
8) Interaction of ionizing beams with matter, dose estimation.
9) Isotopic and other sources of ionizing radiation
Topics covered in the laboratory:
1) Energy transport by an electromagnetic wave
2) Energy transport by a particle stream
3) Particle-wave duality
4) Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
5) X-ray tube spectrum, filtration (practical);
6) X-ray fluorescence (practical);
7) Attenuation and scattering of radiation (practically).
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Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
1) has extended knowledge in the field of ionizing radiation beam physics, knows and understands basic theoretical concepts and practical applications, if the specialty provides it (KP7_WG4)
2) knows the detailed construction and operating principles of selected devices generating ionizing radiation beams and measuring equipment using ionizing radiation and devices for detection and measurement of radiation, if the specialty provides it
3) has knowledge of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, with particular emphasis on human tissue, if the specialty provides it (KP7_WG3)
4) knows the construction and operating principles of medical therapeutic devices using ionizing radiation, if the specialty provides it (KP7_WG3)
5) is able to present with understanding the basic theoretical concepts of selected areas of physics and link them to an experiment within the scope provided for in the specialty program (KP7_WG2)
6) is able to identify the type of radiation and determine its intensity, if the specialty provides it (KP7_UW3)
7) is able to predict the range beams of ionizing radiation in matter, if the specialty provides for it
8) is able to determine the distribution of radiation dose in matter deposited by a beam of ionizing radiation, if the specialty provides for it (KP7_UW3)
9) understands the need to constantly deepen their knowledge and the need to provide society with reliable, evidence-based knowledge in the field of physics and its applications, including, if the specialty provides for it, medical applications (KP7_KK2)
10) is able to use the learned mathematical tools to formulate and solve selected problems in physics and practical applications, if the specialty provides for it (KP7_UO1);
11) is able to assess exposure related to work in the laboratory, including the use of radiation, and applies appropriate safety principles within the scope provided for in the specialty program
Assessment criteria
During laboratory classes, students perform experiments from which they must prepare reports. The summary of the knowledge gained is checked during the final colloquium. The final grade from the laboratory consists of the results from the reports and the colloquium with appropriate weights: reports - 0.6; colloquium - 0.4. The lecture ends with an oral exam in which questions are asked randomly from a set of questions known to the student.
Bibliography
Recommended literature
1) W. Scharf, Charged particle accelerators: applications in science and technology, PWN 1989
2) L. Dobrzyński, Elements of Ionizing Radiation Physics (http://www2.ipj.gov.pl/pl/szkolenia/matedu/podstawy.htm)
3) A. Strzałkowski, Introduction to the Physics of the Atomic Nucleus, PWN 1979
4) V. Acosta, C. L. Cown and B.J. Graham, Fundamentals of Modern Physics” PWN 1981
Supplementary literature
1) E. B. Podgorsak, Radiation Physics for Medical Physics, Springer 2006, (Wikibooks)
2) A. Andrejczuk, Intense X-Rays: Sources, Optics and Some Applications, University of Białystok Publishing House, 2010
3) A. K. Wróblewski and others Encyclopedia of Modern Physics, PWN 1983
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