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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Technical Physics 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| After successfully completing the course, students are able to handle weakly radioactive radiation sources and take the necessary protective measures when handling them. They can determine and evaluate important radiation physics parameters, such as stopping power or activity, using appropriate measurement setups.
This lab course is methodologically complemented by the lecture Medizinische Physik und Strahlenphysik.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- handle typical measurement setups in which ionizing radiation is used (k3);
- operate selected experiments related to the measurement of ionizing radiation and its application in medicine (measurement of alpha radiation with a semiconductor detector, measurement of gamma radiation with a scintillation detector, measurement of temporally coincident events, activity measurements) and evaluate the data (k3);
- break down energy spectra of ionizing radiation into their different components (primary and secondary radiation) (k4);
- weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different detectors against each other (k5).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of medical physics and radiation physics:
- alpha, beta, gamma radiation and characteristic X-rays;
- radioactive decays;
- Compton scattering;
- photoelectric effect;
- pair formation and annihilation;
- gamma cascades;
- detectors for ionizing radiation: scintillators, various semiconductor detectors (Si(Li), HpGe, surface junction detector);
- radiation protection.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
preparation for the practical exercises, quality of the reports summarizing the experiments
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| Methods |
experiments carried out in groups of two (maximum three) students
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| Language |
German or English |
| Study material |
will be announced or provided by the lecturer
W. Schlegel, J. Bille, Medizinische Physik, Band 2 Medizinische Strahlenphysik, Springer, Berlin, 2002
slides of the lecture "Medical phycis and radiation physics"
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Parallel attendance of the lecture "Medical Physics and Radiation Physics," which is offered in the same semester, is strongly recommended. The lab course also further deepens topics from the lectures "Subatomic Physics" and "Introduction to Physics IV."
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