DI 141 Radiation Biology
Content provides an overview of the principles of the interaction of radiation with living systems. Radiation effects on molecules, cells, tissues and the body as a whole are presented. Factors affecting biological response are presented, including acute and chronic effects of radiation. Critical thinking is incorporated into multiple content areas.
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Protect patient, self, and others by applying the principles of radiation physics. Differentiate between ionic and covalent molecular bonds. Describe principles of cellular biology. Identify sources of electromagnetic and particulate ionizing radiations. Discriminate between direct and indirect ionizing radiation. Discriminate between the direct and indirect effects of radiation. identify sources of radiation exposure. Describe radiation induced chemical reactions and potential biologic damage. Evaluate factors influencing radiobiologic biophysical events at the cellular and subcellular level. Identify methods to measure radiation response. describe physical, chemical and biologic factor influencing radiation response of cells and tissues. Explain factors influencing radiosensitivity. Recognize the clinical significance of lethal dose LD. Identify specific cells from most radiosensitive to least radiosensitive. Employ dose response curves to study the relationship between radiation dose levels and the degree of biologic response. Examine effects of limited vs. total body exposure. Relate short term and long term effects as a consequences of high and low radiation doses. Differentiate between somatic and genetic radiation effects and discuss specific diseases or syndromes associated with them. Discuss stochastic probabilistic and nonstochastic deterministic effects. discuss embryo and fetal effects of radiation exposure. Discuss risk estimates for radiation induce malignancies. Discuss acute radiation syndromes.