2020-01-01-1575 - PHYS 577 Operational Health Physics - S.Y. Chen ( 2020-01-01 - 2023-12-31 )

ID Number

2020-01-01-1575

Course Title

PHYS 577 Operational Health Physics

Sponsor

S.Y. Chen

Credits

40

Valid from/to

-

Description

This is a 2 credit hours graduate course in a semester. It is offered by the Illinois Institute of Technology Health Physics Program toward the master's degree.

Covers the basic principles for establishing and maintaining an effective institutional radiation safety program including the following: facility design criteria; organizational management issues; training; internal and external radiation control; radioactive waste disposal; environmental monitoring; radiation safety instrumentation; ALARA program; and emergency response planning. The course will also cover facility licensing/registration with state and federal agencies and legal issues such as institutional and individual liability, fines, violations, and worker rights and responsibilities.

CEU credit type

Group A-Formal Educational Activities

CEU credit sub-type

A - College course related to a topic on the certification examination