Summer School, May 9-21

I am going to learn about the following topics:

• Introduction into the Physics School Programme and Goals
• Why do our countries need radiation protection research and scientists?
• The roles of the NGOs ICRU and ICRP in radiation protection since 1925
• Radiation protection aspects at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN: Examples of applied radiation protection problems and solutions
• How to quantify a "biologically weighted/effective dose" - problems and attempts to solve them
• Ionizing radiations: particles, fields and their characteristica
• Radioactivity : decay types and their radiological characteristica
• Interactions of ionizing radiations: photons
• Interactions of ionizing radiations: electrons
• Interactions of ionizing radiations: fast ions
• Interactions of ionizing radiations: neutrons
• Simulation of charged particle tracks: definitions, principles, concepts
• Simulation of charged particle tracks: track structure characteristics
• Simulation of track effects on complex biological targets
• Simulation of biochemical repair processes in complex biological targets
• Natural radiation exposure
• Cosmic ray exposures in air crafts
• Radon exposure in the environment, at home and at work
• Real time measurements of Radon: Problems and solutions
• Thoron in the environment and at home
• Thoron measurements in a model home
• Radioactive aerosol particle size distribution and their health consequences
• Deposition and resuspension of radionuclides
• Measurement concepts and dosimetry of radiation fields
• Measurement methods of photons and neutrons
• Measurements concepts of radionuclides in food, environmental samples
• Statistical aspects of radiation measurements
• Internal dosimetry after inhalation of radionuclides
• Internal dosimetry after ingestion of radionuclides
• Area dosimetry in radiation fields
• Personal dosimetry in radiation fields and record keeping
• Calibration and testing of measurement instruments in Primary Labs
• Specification of irradiation conditions in radiation biology publications - new ICRU recommendations
• Long-lived radionuclides in the environment: From the early solar system to the history of man
• History of radioactivity: from euphoria to radiophobia
• Radio-ecological models for the migration of radionuclides in the environment and in food chains
• Applications of radioecological models, e.g. reactor accidents, dirty bombs
• Environmental distributions of H-3, C-14, I-129 and Cl-36
• Environmental radioactivity in minerals, glasses and in products
• GUM - How to specify uncertainty in radiation measurements?
• Use of ionizing radiation in medical diagnostics
• Modern methods of X-ray imaging
• Radiation exposures of patients and staff in medicine
• Possibilities to reduce diagnostic radiation exposures
• Modern methods of imaging in nuclear medicine
• Radiation therapy: several strategies to cure cancer
• Modern aspects of 4D-ion radiation therapy
• Modelling basic radiation action in ion therapy
• Radiation Epidemiology
• Increased Childhood leukaemia rates around nuclear power stations?
• Aspects to be considered in analysis of low dose health effect data
• Biological objects useful for retrospective dosimetry
• Molecular radiation actions on DNA
• Repair processes after radiation damage to DNA
• Modelling radiation action on complex systems
• Systems Biology approaches to model the cellular metabolism and disturbances
• Systems Biology approaches to model the cell cycle
• International activities aiming at modelling processes in complex adaptive systems
• Somatic radiation effects in animals
• Which Genes play which roles in radiation carcinogenesis?
• Selected exercises, questions and answers on "Effects"
• Low dose radiation effects on living organisms: just the same as at high doses but with lower probability?
• Modern nanotechnology methods in biology
• The 1 Million Euro question: which experiment should be done to proof/dis-proof any serious health effect of low dose exposures to man?
• The important end of the story: transport, management and storage of radioactive waste
• Exercises, discussions and summary on open questions regarding "Radiation Exposure" and "Radiation Effects"

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