2023 Radiation Health Effects and Protection Exercise

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Instructor(s)
Matsumoto Yoshihisa 
Class Format
Exercise /Experiment    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive (学外)  
Group
-
Course number
NCL.B501
Credits
2
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2023/9/28
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Learn the effects of radiation on human health, radiation measurement and risk communication through lectures, experiments and exercises.

Student learning outcomes

Understand the mechanisms of the radiation health effects and its relationship with radiation dose. Based on this knowledge, acquire an ability to communicate with public on low dose radiation risk.

Keywords

Radiation health effects, Risk communication

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures, experiments and exercises take place in Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology for 8 days (For FY2022, February 22 to March 3, 2023) with students from other universities and institutes. Note this class will be provided in Japanese.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 This class will be provided in Japanese entirely. This class will be provided in Japanese entirely.

Textbook(s)

Handed in the first class (Japanese)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Text in Japanese.

Assessment criteria and methods

This class will be provided in Japanese entirely.

Related courses

  • NCL.B401 : Radiation Biology and Medicine
  • NCL.U605 : Risk Communication I
  • NCL.U606 : Risk Communication II

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Completion of "Life Science Course for Radiological Protection" held at Human Resources Development Centr, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology on 1-10 August, 2023.

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