Radioprotection Laboratory

Classroom

The objective of the Laboratory is to familiarize students with the devices used in the radio-protection measurements and with the applications of these devices. The Laboratory complements theoretical courses and exercises "Radio-protection 1" and "Radio-protection 2".

Practical measurements will take 20 hours and 10 hours will be devoted to the analysis of the acquired data and to writing a report.

Students will use several different radiometers, including:

1) EKO-C Geiger-Mueller dosimeter

2) Canberra Colibri radiometer with Geiger-Mueller, scintillator and semiconductor probes

3) Canberra Inspector 1000 Hand-Held Multichannel Analyzer with the NaI scintillator probe

4) UNIDOS webline Universal Dosimeter

Students will perform the following tasks:

1) Search for gamma-ray radiation sources

2) Measurements of the radiation doses

3) Determination of iso-dose lines

4) Check of angular and energy characteristics Geiger-Mueller and scintillator probes

5) Measurements of the absorption of gamma and beta in materials

6) Determination of the maximum alpha-particle range in air

Skills:

- students will be familiar with the devices commonly used in the radio-protection measurements and monitoring

- students will be able to identify type of the radiation, and to measure radiation doses, selecting suitable device depending on the environment, and intensity of the radiation .