2019-2020 / PHYS0952-7

Physics fundamental issues in relation with medical x-ray diagnosis, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine

Radiobiology part

Dosimetry part

Duration

Radiobiology part : 10h Th
Dosimetry part : 20h Th

Number of credits

 Master in physics (120 ECTS)4 crédits 

Lecturer

Radiobiology part : Olivier Van Hoey
Dosimetry part : Véronique Baart, Luca Pellegri

Coordinator

Alain Seret

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Basic courses in medical physics.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

See the individual components.

Radiobiology part

n.a.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

See the individual components.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

See the individual components.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

See the individual components.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Recommended or required readings

See the individual components.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Assessment methods and criteria

See french version.

Dosimetry part

n.a.

Work placement(s)

None.

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Coordinator: Alain SERET
Phone: +32-4-3663705 - E-mail: aseret@uliege.be
Université de Liège - Institute of Physics B5a Quartier Agora - Allée du Six Aout 19 - Sart Tilman - 4000 Liège - BELGIUM.

Dosimetry part

   

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

See individual components.

Dosimetry part

For LINAC part, the academic cours will be bades on a set of podcasts, available on the internet site of university. Those podcasts will contain a oral comment of the course.
For the remaining part of the course, see e-mails.

Assessment subjects

See individual components.

Radiobiology part

All the course content is available since March by means of podcasts and pdf documents of the slides.  An email was sent to the students with the explanation about the course. For further practical details, contact professor by e-mail : olivier.van.hoey@sckcen.be 

Dosimetry part

See e-mails

Assessment methods

See individual components.

Radiobiology part

An email was sent to the students with the explanation. For further practical details, contact professor by e-mail : olivier.van.hoey@sckcen.be 

Dosimetry part

See e-mails

Contacts

See individual components or take contact with A. SERET.

Radiobiology part

M. Champion is no more in charge. You can contact : olivier.van.hoey@sckcen.be 

Dosimetry part

Véronique BAART: veronique.baart@chuliege.be
Luca PELLEGRI: lpellegr@chu-tivoli.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

See individual components.

Radiobiology part

See first session

Assessment methods

See individual components.

Radiobiology part

Identical to first session but in French

Contacts

See individual components or take contact with A. SERET

Radiobiology part

Olivier Van Hoey: olivier.van.hoey@sckcen.be

Items online

Radiobiology part

Effects of ionizing radiation on the human body
Slides Effects of ionizing radiation on the human body

French summary of UNSCEAR reports
French summary of UNSCEAR reports

ICRP 103
French translation of ICRP 103 with a lot of relevant information related to the course

Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
Slides Interaction of ionizing radiation with matter

Introduction to ionizing radiation
Slides of the lecture on the introduction to ionizing radiation

Introduction to the course
Presentation with the course content

Quantities and units related to ionizing radiation dosimetry
Quantities and units related to ionizing radiation dosimetry

Radiation dosimetry in practice
Slides Radiation dosimetry in practice

Radiation measurements
Slides Radiation measurements

Radiation sources and effects
French document about sources and effects of ionizing radiation

Dosimetry part

Linac - second part
Seond part on the topics of Linear accelerator

Linac - first part
First part of the LINAC course