Radiation Safety Instructor: John Pickering

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Radiation SafetyInstructor John Pickering

• Nucs 121S
• Chem 121S
• Phys 121S

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• Required
• Radiation Safety Training for General (2nd
  Edition) Laboratory Workers by John Pickering
• Additional References
• Radiation Protection by Jacob Shapiro
• Basic Radiation Protection Technology by Daniel
  Gollnick
• Web site for the slides and homework
• http//www.pickeringenterprises.org/rad_course.htm
  
• http//www.science.sjsu.edu/nucsci

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Course Content

• An upper division course (grad/undergrad)
• No specific prerequisites - Science/Engineering
• Working with radiation sources
• Meets regulatory requirements
• Two unit course

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Course Structure

• Mode of radioactive decay
• Half life
• Basic means of protection
• Natural background
• Interaction with matter

• Dose units
• Instruments and their limitations
• Biological effects of radiation
• Regulations
• Practical health physics

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Course Administration

• 2 Quizzes 7.5 (each)
• Based on the text
• Final 25
• Comprehensive
• 10 Exercises 3 (each)
• Handling sources
• 10 Homework 3 (each)
• Based on lectures text

Grade A or B
Certificate
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