Introduction To Radiological Physics

Operation of X-ray tubes, electron linear accelerators, cobalt-60 units, cyclotrons. Principles of accelerating waveguides, klystrons, magnetrons, electron scattering foils, flattening filters, monitor chambers, collimators. Percent-depth-dose (PDD), tissue-phantom-ratio (TPR), tissue-air-ratio (TAR), peak scatter factor (PSF). Equivalent squares, calculation of monitor units for specific dose rates, collimator scatter factor (Sc), phantom scatter factor (Sp).

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

PH 616