Course Radiation Protection - 5 days

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5-day course on radiation protection

Radioactivity and ionising radiation are not specific products of the nuclear industry. Radioactive uranium, which can be found everywhere in the soil and in seawater, and the isotope potassium-40, which emits hundreds of gamma rays per second in our body, are only two echoes of the origin of the universe and the earth, and also testify of the fact that radioactivity was (and is) a crucial phenomenon in the evolution and the development of nature. From the end of the 19th century it became clear that radioactivity could also be used as a scientific application in society and its force when used "improperly" also became apparent. The contributions of Pierre and Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Heisenberg and many others have made sure that radioactivity is now a manageable and calculable matter. What has been investigated since, and what was -and is- learned from it, will be included in this course.

The training is intended for people who are directly or indirectly faced with applications of radioactivity in their professional environment and it may be an interesting addition to the required expertise for technicians and managers alike. The sessions focus on practical measurement and evaluation techniques, biological effects of ionising radiation and the legislation and standardisation of radiation risks. Following a short theoretical introduction, this science will directly be put to practice.