RADS2570 — Radiation Biology
Academic Division: Radiological Sciences 1.5 Credit(s) This course explains the effects of ionizing radiation on living systems. The response of molecules, cells, tissues, organ systems, and the living body as a whole to irradiation will be discussed. Radiation exposure and effects of such exposure to gonadal cells will be explained. Various factors which influence biological response to radiation are explored. Radiation effects to the body will be sorted into response classifications. 1.5 Lecture Hour(s); Required Discuss the principles of the Target Theory Agree and Disagree Worksheet -week 2 Final Exam – week 8 5. Define factors affecting energy transfer Agree and Disagree Worksheet-week 2 Final Exam – week 8 6. Explain radiation -induced chemical reactions and their potential for biologic damage Agree and Disagree Worksheet weeks 3 and 4 Final Exam – week 8 7. Compare and contrast stochastic and deterministic effects of radiation Agree and Disagree Worksheet weeks 5 and 6 Final Exam – week 8 8. Summarize various factors that influence cell sensitivity Agree and Disagree Worksheet week 4 Final Exam – week 8 9. Rank systematic responses to radiation from least to most sensitive Agree and Disagree Worksheet- week 5 Final Exam – week 8 10. Describe the four primary dose-response relationships Agree and Disagree Worksheet -week 5 Final Exam – week 8 11. Apply various risk estimate measures to human populations Agree and Disagree Worksheet -week 6 Final Exam – week 8 12. Apply
Prerequisites: RADS2470