Announcements

• The course for the 2006/07 academic year is now complete, see the schedule below for details. For a complete list of past, current and future offerings, see the overall Schedule.
• The 2006 version was offered 2006.11.04 - 2006.12.09. Details are given below.
• The 2004 version of this course is maintained for archival and reference purposes.
• Lecture location: Durham College Skills Training Centre is located at 1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, Ontario. See Campus Maps.

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce graduate students to recent advances in radiation biology that have direct impact on our understanding of the health risks associated with ionizing radiation. The course will focus on radiation absorption in living tissue and physical and biological processes that influence the consequences of the exposure. Students will learn about the biological effects from different radiation qualities, doses, and dose rates. The course will address cellular radiation damage and repair mechanisms and introduce students to modern techniques in molecular biology used in accident and emergency biological dosimetry. The material will relate to radiation applications in medicine and industry. No prior knowledge of biology at an advanced level is required.

Prerequisite: Registration in the UNENE Joint M. Eng. Program
Lecturer: Dave Tucker, contact information

Course Schedule

• This course is now finsished.
• Session 1 Saturday 2006.11.04
  • Course Introduction (schedule, outline, marking scheme, etc) (ppt 165kb)
• Session 2 Saturday 2006.11.11
• Session 3 Saturday 2006.11.18
• Session 4 Saturday 2006.11.25
• Session 5 Saturday 2006.12.02
• Session 6 Saturday 2006.12.09 Final exam