Radiobiology & Radiation Protection

Venue: Radiation Biology Section, Room B29, Radiation Safety Office, Room B51, Biomedical Physics Dept., Research Centre
Coordinator: Fareed Mahyoub, Ghazi Alsbeih
Faculty: John Guelette, Fareed Mahyoub, Ghazi Alsbeih, Ibrahim Al-Anazi, Najla Al-Harbi,
Celestino Legarde

Recommended CE Course: RRP-CEC entitled “Radiobiology & Radiation Protection”

Target Audience:     Students, trainees and technologists in radiology, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, physicists, dosimetrists, scientists, researchers, teachers, radiographers, radiotherapists and radiation workers who need practical knowledge in radiobiology and radiation protection.  

Workshop Description

Familiarize attendees with biological and health effect of radiation with hands-on demonstrations of techniques of radiobiology and radiation protection. It will also bring attendees up-to-date with the developments in this field. The workshop consists of:

Radiobiology:

  • Demonstration of Radiobiological dose-effect relations and factors capable of modifying their shape
  • Cell survival curves, chromosomal aberrations, determination of radiosensitivity and bio-mathematical models
  • The different beam delivery systems in hadron therapy : merits and respective constraints
  • Molecular biology techniques to study genetic predisposition to radiation damage
  • Questions and answers in radiobiology and health effects of ionizing radiation.
  • Visit the historical neutron treatment facility.

Radiation Protection:

  • Thermo-Luminescence Dosimeter (TLD) Laboratory and monitoring  of radiation workers
  • Bioassay: thyroid uptake measurement
  • Survey of radiation-producing equipment and efficiency of shielding
  • Radiation leak test: gamma and beta radiations counting
  • Management, storage and disposal of radioactive waste

Associated Course:

Radiobiology and Radiation Protection