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The chapters in the table below are from: Hall, Eric J. Radiobiology for the Radiologist. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. ISBN: 9780781726498.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Intro/Cells and Tissues Overview | |
| 2 | Radiation Interactions | Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Radiation Interactions (cont.) | |
| 4 | Radiation Chemistry/LET/Tracks | Chapter 7 |
| 5 | Effects on Chromosomes/DNA | Chapter 2 |
| 6 | Dose Response in Vitro: Cell Survival Curves | Chapter 3 |
| 7 | RBE/Clustered Damage | |
| 8 | Protons and Alphas of same LET | |
| 9 | Dose Response in Vivo | Chapters 18 and 20 |
| 10 | Chemical Modification of Radiation Response | Chapters 6, 9 and 25 |
| 11 | Cell, Tissue and Tumor Kinetics | Chapters 4 and 5 |
| 12 | Exam 1 | |
| 13 | Radiation Therapy: Tumor Radiobiology | Chapter 21 |
| 14 | Radiation Therapy (contd.): Fractionation | Chapter 19 |
| 15 | Acute Effects of Whole Body Exposure | Chapter 8 |
| 16 | Late Effects: Chronic Exposure/Low Doses | Chapters 10, 11 and 12 |
| 17 | Radiation Protection/Background Radiation/Radon | Chapter 15 |
| 18 | Alpha Particles/Bystander Effect | |
| 19 | Microbeams | |
| 20 | RBE of Diagnostic X Rays | |
| 21 | BNCT/Other Modalities | Chapters 24, 27 and 28 |
| 22 | Space | |
| 23 | Space (cont.) | |
| 24 | Exam 2 | |
| 25 | Oral Term Paper Presentations |
