Devil physics The baddest class on campus IB Physics
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DEVIL PHYSICSTHE BADDEST CLASS ON
CAMPUSIB PHYSICS
TSOKOS OPTION I-3RADIATION IN MEDICINE
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.1. State the meaning of the terms exposure, abosorbed dose, quality factor (relative biological effectiveness) and dose equivalent as used in radiation dosimetry.
I.3.2. Discuss the precautions taken in situations involving different types of radiation.
I.3.3. Discuss the concept of balanced risk.
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.4. Distinguish between physical half-life, biological half-life and effective half-life.
I.3.5. Solve problems involving radiation dosimetry.
I.3.6. Outline the basis of radiation therapy for cancer.
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.7. Solve problems involving the choice of radio-isotopes suitable for a particular diagnostic or therapeutic application.
I.3.8. Solve problems involving particular diagnostic applications.
Objectives
Outline the effects of ionizing radiations on living things
Describe how radiation is measured Solve problems involving absorbed
dose (D = E/m), dose equivalent (H = QD), and exposure (X = Q/m)
State the meaning of half-life, biological half-life and effective half-life and solve problems using 1/TE = 1/TP + 1/TB
Introductory Video:Exposure to Radiation
Transition
Chapter 7 – Atomic and Nuclear Physics Radioactive Decay Types of Radioactive Particles
Option I – Radiation in Medicine Option I-2, Radiation in Medical Imaging Option I-3, Radiation in Medical Therapy
Radiation in the Closet Lab Let’s take a look
Biological Effects
Natural Sources of Radiation Radon gas Unstable
isotopes in food Gamma
radiation from the earth
Cosmic rays from space
Greenhouse Effect???
Biological Effects
Artificial Sources of Radiation Nuclear
weapons Nuclear power
plants Medical
diagnostics Medical Therapy
Biological Effects
What makes radiation bad?
Biological Effects
What makes radiation bad? Radiation on the order of 1 eV or
greater carries enough energy to break molecular bonds
Molecules break apart causing enzymes which control cell functions to operate incorrectly
Damage to genes (as well as jeans) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Biological Effects
What makes radiation bad? Irradiation can produce free radicals
which induce changes in molecules with biological implications
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Biological Effects
What makes radiation bad? Bone marrow is particularly
susceptible to radiation Blood cell production Immune system Causes leukemia and other cancers
Safeguards
Keep as far as possible from the source
Keep exposure as short as possible Use shielding whenever possible Take food with you during a
lockdown with Nick
How to know when you’ve had too much
Absorbed dose (D) is defined as the amount of energy (E) absorbed by a unit of mass of the irradiated material,
The unit for absorbed dose is the gray (Gy) which is 1 J/kg 1 Gy equal to 100 rads
m
ED
How to know when you’ve had too much
Damage from radiation is not only dependent on the amount of exposure, but also on the type of radiation
High school classes that cause large amounts of brain damage are identified by quality points
Radiation that causes the most amount of brain damage is identified by quality factors
How to know when you’ve had too much
Dose Equivalent (H) is defined as the product of the absorbed dose (D) and a dimensionless quality factor (Q),
What then, is the unit for dose equivalent?
QDH
How to know when you’ve had too much
Dose Equivalent (H) is defined as the product of the absorbed dose (D) and a dimensionless quality factor (Q),
What is the unit for dose equivalent? Yeah, you’d think so Even though it has the same composite
units as absorbed dose (1 J/kg = 100 rads), we use sievert (Sv) as the unit for dose equivalent to distinguish it from absorbed dose
QDH
How to know when you’ve had too much
Quality Factors
Sample Problem: A person of mass 70-kg receives a whole-body dose equivalent of 30 mSv. Half of this amount is of quality 1 and half quality 10. How much energy did they receive?
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Another Term for Radiation Received
Relative Biological Equivalent (RBE)
Absorbed dose to produce an effect with 250 keV X-rays
RBE = ----------------------------------------Absorbed dose to produce same effect with radiation used
Consider Q and RBE to be the same
How bad is a sievert? 100 Sv – death in a few days 10 Sv – effects of radiation poisoning
(nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) within a few hours, death within a few weeks
3 Sv is about the maximum dosage for radiation therapy
1Sv – increases probability of cancer by 1%
0.1 mSv – amount of a typical chest x-ray 2 µSv/hr – flight above 25,000 ft
How to know when you’ve had too much
International Commission on Radiological Protection recommendations (yearly) A person working with radioactive
materials should not be exposed to more than 50 mSv
Other adults should not be exposed to more than 5 mSv
Children should not be exposed to more than 0.5 mSv
How to know when you’ve had too much
International Commission on Radiological Protection recommendations (short-term) No more than 10 µSv per hour for γ rays at
a distance of 10cm No more than 50 µSv per hour for β
particles at a distance of 10cm Particle sources with activity larger than 40 kBq
should be avoided
How to know when you’ve had too much
Typical Annual Exposure
How to know when you’ve had too much
Exposure to Ionization
Exposure (X) – total amount of produced charge (q) due to ionization in a given mass (m) of air q is positive charges produced by
ionization m is unit mass of air Unit is C/kg (no special name)
Exposure rate – exposure per unit time
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qX
Exposure to Ionization Connection between exposure and
absorbed dose in other materials In different materials, different energies
required to produce an ion f is a factor that accounts for the
material and photon energy f is about 40 for muscle tissue f in bone drops from 150 at low photon
energy to 40 at higher energies up to 0.1 MeV
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Exposure to Ionization Connection between exposure and
absorbed dose in air 34 eV required to produce 1 ion For a given exposure, X in C/kg
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Radiation Therapy
Radiation used for good, and not evil Radiation kills healthy cells, but
properly manipulated it can be used to kill bad cells Targeted, narrow beams of X-rays or
gamma rays, multiple angles Radioactive material injected or
implanted into cancerous tumors Ingestion of radiation
Radiation Therapy
How do you know how much is enough?
What is the proper dosage (dosimetry)?
Physical and Biological Half-Life
Physical Half-Life - Radioactive isotopes decay according to the exponential decay law
Biological Half-Life - Radioactive isotopes are removed from the body as waste according to the same exponential decay law
Each process will have its own “decay” constant and each will have its own “half-life”
Physical and Biological Half-Life
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Physical and Biological Half-Life
The effective half-life is the time for half of the radioactive nuclei to be removed by both decay and biological removal.
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Physical and Biological Half-Life
In other words, Physical half-life is the time for half of
the radioactive nuclei to decay away Biological half-life is the time for half of
the radioactive nuclei to be removed from the body by biological processes
Effective half-life is the time for half of the radioactive nuclei to be removed by both processes
Physical and Biological Half-Life
The proper dosage then is the amount needed to kill the targeted cells before the radiation is effectively removed from the body, but not so much that it remains to destroy good cells.
Review Objectives
Can you outline the effects of ionizing radiations on living things?
Can you describe how radiation is measured?
Can you solve problems involving absorbed dose (D=E/m), dose equivalent (H=QD), and exposure (X=Q/m)?
Can you state the meaning of half-life, biological half-life and effective half-life and solve problems using 1/TE= 1/TP+ 1/TB?
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.1. State the meaning of the terms exposure, abosorbed dose, quality factor (relative biological effectiveness) and dose equivalent as used in radiation dosimetry.
I.3.2. Discuss the precautions taken in situations involving different types of radiation.
I.3.3. Discuss the concept of balanced risk.
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.4. Distinguish between physical half-life, biological half-life and effective half-life.
I.3.5. Solve problems involving radiation dosimetry.
I.3.6. Outline the basis of radiation therapy for cancer.
IB Assessment Statements
I.3.7. Solve problems involving the choice of radio-isotopes suitable for a particular diagnostic or therapeutic application.
I.3.8. Solve problems involving particular diagnostic applications.
QUESTIONS?
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Homework