GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RADIATION PROTECTION/ODR-3100
Course Title: RADIATION PROTECTION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Production of x-rays,
Interactions of x-rays
Dose units and dosimetry
Dose units and dosimetry
Biological effects and risk associated with x-rays
Reduction of dose and exposure for enviroment
Reduction of dose and exposure for patients
Reduction of dose and exposure for radiation workers
Radiation dosage for dental and maxillofacial radiology
Reduction of dose for dental and maxillofacial radiology

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is radiation?
2. Week  Types of radiation
3. Week  Radiation units
4. Week  Sources of radiatian exposure
5. Week  Production of x-rays
6. Week  Radiation biology
7. Week  Radiatian genetics
8. Week  The ionising radiation
9. Week  Enviromental effects of radiation protection
10. Week  Radiation workers and radiation protection
11. Week  Radiation workers and radiation protection
12. Week  Exposure doses for the techniques used in dentistry
13. Week  Exposure doses for the techniques used in dentistry
14. Week   Reduction of doses for the techniques used in dentistry
15. Week   Reduction of doses for the techniques used in dentistry
16. Week  Radiographic infection control
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
1
10
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
1
10
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
16
2
32
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
2
8
 Material Design and Implementation
4
4
16
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
2
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
2
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
17X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   ( Prof. Meryem TORAMAN ALKURT)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/site/meryem)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (meryem@gazi.edu.tr)