ㄧ 課程說明(Course Desc<x>ription)
<br>This course is designed to provide students a solid foundation associated with the
<br>radiation interaction with matter. Students are expected to understand theories 
<br>and identify mechanisms behind different types of interactions. Several online 
<br>databa<x>ses will be introduced to help the students quantify important parameters 
<br>(cross section, stopping power, range, etc.) and solve problems. At the last 
<br>section, students will be able to integrate their knowledge into the applications 
<br>of radiation detection and radiation dosimetry.
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<br>二 指定用書(Textbooks)
<br>H. Nikjoo, S. Uehara, and D. Emfietzoglou, 
<br>Interaction of Radiation with Matter, CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2012.
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<br>三 參考書籍(References)
<br>J. K. Shultis and R. E. Faw, Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 
<br>Second Edition, CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2008.
<br>J. E. Turner, Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection, Third Edition, Wiley-
<br>VCH, 2007.
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method) 
<br>3 hours lecture per week
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus)
<br>Part I
<br>1. Review of Atomic and Nuclear Structure Radiation Sources
<br>2. Radioactivity
<br>   Types of radioactivity
<br>   Radioactive decay kinetics 
<br>3. X-rays
<br>   Generation of X-rays
<br>   Characteristic X-rays
<br>4. Radiation from Accelerators
<br>   Synchrotron radiation
<br>   Proton accelerators
<br>   Basic Knowledge of Radiation
<br>5. Quantities and Units of Radiation
<br>   Radiation fields
<br>   Interaction cross section and reaction rate
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<br>Part II
<br>Directly Ionizing Radiation 
<br>6.Interaction of Electrons with Matter
<br>   Energy loss mechanisms 
<br>   Stopping power and range 
<br>   Cerenkov radiation
<br>7.Interaction of Heavy Charged Particles with Matter 
<br>  Energy-loss mechanisms
<br>   Stopping power and range
<br>   Restricted stopping power and liner energy transfer 
<br>   Practice with the open source code SRIM/TRIM
<br>Indirectly Ionizing Radiation
<br>8. Interaction of Photons with Matter
<br>   Photoelectric effect, 
<br>   Compton scattering and pair production 
<br>   Attenuation coefficients
<br>   Photonuclear reactions
<br>9. Interaction of Neutrons with Matter 
<br>   Scattering
<br>   Neutron interactions 
<br>   Neutron activation
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<br>Part III
<br>Applications
<br>10. Principles of Radiation Detection and Measurement
<br>    Gas-filled detectors
<br>    Scintillation detectors 
<br>    Semiconductor detectors
<br>11. Principles of Radiation 
<br>    Dosimetry Dosimetric quantities
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation) 
<br>Midterm 40% 
<br>Final   40% 
<br>Homework 20%
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