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SQA 7016 Radiation Technology

Difference between radiation and radioactivity, radiation measurement unit, radiation effect,
radiation exposure activity and dosage, mass and energy, radiation and ionizing radiation, ionizing
radiation source, x-ray interaction, Compton dispersion, photoelectric and duality production effect,
detector, biological radiation effect, high and low dose radiation effect, genetic effect, radiation
risks, radiation dating.

Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

Medium of Introduction
English

Transferable Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Continuous Learning and Information Management.

Humanity Skills:
CT1-CT4, CS1-CS4, LL1-LL3

References
1. J. T. Bushberg, J. A. Sibert, E. M. Leidholdt, J. M. Boone – The Essential Physics of Medical
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Imaging, 2 ed., Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2002.
2. B. H. Brown, R. H. Smallwood, D. C. Barber, P. V. Lawford and D. R. Hose-Medical Physics and
Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Physics, 1999.

SQA 7017 Radiation Protection
(Pre-requisite SQA7016 Radiation Technology)

Introduction to radiation protection, total and unit of radiation, radiation interaction with material,
biological radiation effect, dose limit, radiation protection principles, external and internal dangers,
radiation monitoring devices, laws and regulations.

Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

Medium of Introduction
English

Transferable Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Continuous Learning and Information Management.

Humanity Skills:
CT1-CT4, CS1-CS4, LL1-LL3

References
Principles of Radiation Protection, Yusoff Mohd Amin and D. Bradley, University Malaya Press (2001).

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