Radiobiology & Radiation Protection Workshop

Venue: Radiation Biology Section, Room B57, Radiation Safety Office, Room B51, Biomedical Physics Dept., Research Centre

Coordinator: Dr. Ghazi Alsbeih, Mr. Fareed Mahyoub

Faculty: Dr. Ghazi Alsbeih, Mr. Khaled Al-Hadyan, Mrs. Najla Al-Harbi, Mrs. Muneera Al-Buhairi, Mr. Fareed Mahyoub, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Anazi

Prerequisite Course: RRP-CEC1 entitled “Radiobiology & Radiation Protection”

Workshop Description

Radiobiology:

• Demonstration of clonogenic survival assay and calculation of cell survival
• Determination of radiosensitivity
• Molecular biology approaches to study radiation effects
• Genomic approaches to study genetic predisposition to radiation damage

Radiation Protection:

• Bioassay: thyroid uptake measurement
• Survey of radiation-producing equipment and efficiency of shielding
• Radiation leak test: gamma and bet radiations counting

Target Audience

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.